FiiO's BTA30 comes back in a Pro version, taking all the features of its big brother with an updated DAC chip. Both a Bluetooth receiver and transmitter, this one is now equipped with an ESS ES9038Q2M digital to analog converter. Always as versatile and efficient, this one is still equipped with a complete connectivity and a control application, associated with excellent performances in terms of sound restitution.
3 Operating modes
The BTA30 Pro offers 3 distinct operating modes: Bluetooth reception (BT Rx), Bluetooth transmission (BT Tx) and DAC. The selection is done simply by pressing a button on the front of the device. The embedded Bluetooth chip also supports high-resolution codecs such as aptX-HD and LDAC.
A complete connectivity
Although compact, the BTA30 Pro is equipped with a complete connectivity. It has Bluetooth 5.0, Toslink optical, Coaxial and USB-C as inputs. On the output side, the device offers Bluetooth, optical, coaxial and a stereo RCA line output.
The coaxial input and output are shared on a single connector.
The USB-C connector provides both data transmission and power to the device.
Volume control
The BTA30 Pro incorporates a high-level volume control. It allows for precise adjustment of the sound level through ADC curve reconstruction. It affects the volume of both the digital and RCA outputs, and can be controlled remotely via the mobile app.
When using the device in USB DAC mode, the volume control cannot be used.
Control app
Your smartphone, when connected to the BTA30 Pro, can control the latter via the FiiO Music or FiiO Control application. This allows you to adjust the balance, filters, Bluetooth format priority, disable the LEDs, adjust the volume level or activate a fixed output level.