Ok so you know how you sometimes dig out all your old and unused gear just to double check if there is anything usable in there, and almost always, there isn't.. Sometimes however you find a thing or two that you think could be of some use, you may even pair a few things together and voila: New gadget you need to find a use for! This kinda happened to me yesterday evening, and I must say, I'm quite pleased with the result
Just came back from the gym where this neat little portable rig felt right at home! This is IMO a perfect gym rig, as I am able to use my phone as a DAP (all my HQ files are on my phone anyway as it is my main DAP), but I can safely store my phone in my gym bag as it is wirelessly connected to a small Bluetooth receiver. This bt receiver has multimedia controls and a built in microphone, so I have no trouble answering calls during a workout. It has it's own volume knob, which is much more practical to use than the volume rocker on the Fiio E5 it is connected to. The Fiio nicely compensates where the bt receiver lacks in e.g. power, volume and especially bass and drives my UE 350's really well. The UE 350's have comply-foam tips to ensure that they will stay in my ears all gym session long without any risk of falling out.
The bt receiver and the Fiio are attached to each other via the belt clips on the back of both units, so no extra straps or wraps. I had to slightly modify the clip of the bt receiver to get it to fit perfectly, but this modification was made with a knife and took like 3 mins to do!
When they are attached to each other this way you can still clamp it to you shirt or pants.
Overall SQ is more than satisfying for the gym, especially considering the ultra-low budget price on this complete rig (except for the phone ofc..). The funny thing about this rig is that it's most expensive part (by far) is the Btg-audio interconnect
O, and look how nicely it fits into the TF10 case!
