[howdy]

I'm having issues getting this to connect to BT. Once you have your headphones is pairing mode then the Q5 how do you pick it or what do you do next?

 

[gto88]

I'm having issues getting this to connect to BT. Once you have your headphones is pairing mode then the Q5 how do you pick it or what do you do next?

I don't think you can connect Q5 to headphone with Bluetooth.
It is not what Q5 for.

 

[howdy]

I don't think you can connect Q5 to headphone with Bluetooth.
It is not what Q5 for.

That's like one of its main selling points is BT. And it has the pairing mode.

 

[gto88]

Yes, but it to connect to source (player with bluetooth transmitter mode) or cellphone to play music
and send to Q5.
Q5 has only bluetooth receiving not transmitting.

 

[howdy]

Yes, but it to connect to source (player with bluetooth transmitter mode) or cellphone to play music
and send to Q5.
Q5 has only bluetooth receiving not transmitting.

Does it send music from my ipod touch to the q5 via cable then to my BT headphones. In totally confused on what this does now.

 

[gto88]

No.
Q5 can receive music from ipod touch (if it has bluetooth) through bluetooth, and
your headphone has to connect with cable on Q5 to listen music.
I was hoping to have function as you seek right now, but Q5 cannot do that unfortunately.

 

[Sonic Defender]

Does it send music from my ipod touch to the q5 via cable then to my BT headphones. In totally confused on what this does now.

It does not send a signal, it receives a BT signal.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Does it send music from my ipod touch to the q5 via cable then to my BT headphones. In totally confused on what this does now.

There is a much much less expensive FiiO product which can do this, uBT, along with BT3 I think it was named (?)

 

[howdy]

Will it ever be able to? This was the main reason for buying this.

 

[gto88]

Will it ever be able to? This was the main reason for buying this.

I am not sure if it is possible with its bluetooth chip.
But, I know shanling M0 can do that and it is much cheaper.

 

[howdy]

I am not sure if it is possible with its bluetooth chip.
But, I know shanling M0 can do that and it is much cheaper.

I just got this an hour ago and already don't want it anymore.

 

[gto88]

You may want to explore other devices for the function you want.
I almost chose Shanling M0 for its feature and price, but I ended up got Q5.

 

[Sonic Defender]

I just got this an hour ago and already don't want it anymore.

That is a shame, it is a brilliant device. I get that you are disappointed, but nowhere did FiiO or any review I have ever read remotely suggest that it did transmission. In fact, FiiO clearly stated in this thread that it didn't do Bluetooth transmission. Hopefully if you require that functionality you can return it and get something else. Given that the Q5 doesn't have storage, why would you want it as a Bluetooth transmitter anyway? Wouldn't you simply go from say your source to the headphone in question and skip a middle device?

If your source is say a laptop or desktop that lacks Bluetooth there are several USB dongle options out there that add great Bluetooth capability, but you probably already know that. Cheers.

 

[Currawong]

If you have Bluetooth headphones, you don't need something like the Q5. Bluetooth headphones have all that functionality built in to them.

Yeah I know, but it would be nice to just be able to pull the q5 out of my pocket and know if the thing ran out of power without having to go through the extra effort of getting off my bike and use both my hands to shade the thing. I don’t even feel like this is nitpicking. I think they should consider that people will be using this outdoors considering it’s a portable amp.

The problem is, the difference between the amount of light indoors and out is staggeringly greater than we imagine. Our eyes and brain compensate so smoothly we don't notice this. If I look at my desk and out the window now, the difference in brightness doesn't seem to be so great, but if I take a photo of my desk, the window will be entirely whited out. If I take a picture of the window, the desk will be very dark.

If FiiO put a mega-bright LED on the Q5, it might be visible outdoors, but inside, in the evening, it would light up the room (like the camera light on a phone) and someone else would be annoyed!

 

[howdy]

That is a shame, it is a brilliant device. I get that you are disappointed, but nowhere did FiiO or any review I have ever read remotely suggest that it did transmission. In fact, FiiO clearly stated in this thread that it didn't do Bluetooth transmission. Hopefully if you require that functionality you can return it and get something else. Given that the Q5 doesn't have storage, why would you want it as a Bluetooth transmitter anyway? Wouldn't you simply go from say your source to the headphone in question and skip a middle device?

If your source is say a laptop or desktop that lacks Bluetooth there are several USB dongle options out there that add great Bluetooth capability, but you probably already know that. Cheers.

You are correct. I blame no one but my laziness on not checking. It still is a great device which I should have mentioned. I thought it did both directions and had balanced, I thought to myself this is great all I need in one device. I may keep it or return for a R6.