I posted this in the earbud thread, but thought I'd post it here as well...
Like I said before, I'm really glad that you pointed that one out. Some pics:
One is being shipped to me, and I'm pretty sure it's going to make me look as happy as this lady:
To my ears, my phone (S7 edge exynos) sounds great, and I have been listening to it so much lately that it has basically taken over DAP duties. I was also enjoying streaming Tidal and Frisky radio off of it. So I started to also want to get into bluetooth capabilities so that my phone could be free, and I bought a few different bluetooth items (August EP650's which actually sound rather great when EQ'd and made me a believer in bluetooth technology in general), and more recently the NiceCHK HB1 bluetooth cable that I could start using with mmcx earbuds (I haven't received it yet).
But I realize that I don't really want to start buying a whole bunch of bluetooth headphones and/or cables and/or earbuds with mmcx connectors etc. What I
really want is to be able listen to my wired inventory of buds and headphones, but without being wired to my phone. The bluetooth gizmo would need the following qualities: (a) small and light; (b) have a clip on it; (c) support bluetooth 4.1 and greater; support APTX; (d) sound great; (e) not be too expensive.
For a long time I was lusting over the Cayin N3 as a DAP and also to be able to use for the above purposes. But alas, it doesn't receive APTX, and also, I realized that I'm actually happier with using my phone as my main main DAP.
So on paper, that Fiio BTR1 looks like it will be the solution for me. Another benefit for me is that I'll be able to hook it up to my stereo when desired and control it from my phone across the room. Bonus.
I'll keep you posted on how well it works out!
Fwiw, the BTR1 doesn't currently receive in AAC from apple devices (which is kind of the equivalent of APTX for non-apple devices), so be aware of this if you have an iphone etc. Read the above quoted thread for more information about that.