How to add Bluetooth to your Home Stereo, VINTAGE Receiver

How to install Bluetooth into your Home Stereo or AV Receiver
In this video I explain how to install a Bluetooth Receiver permanently into your Stereo.
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Absolute cheapest unit I use is the Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter for Bluetooth Streaming .... amzn.to/2NOkJY3

[@m.a.8425]

Im.glad someone has taken the time to figure out how to do this. These stereo component are of the best ever made for being flexible with adding other devices. The new surround systems suck. Very proprietary

[@hockeyfans3691]

good trick tying into power on the board - Thanks!

[@DeezNuts-uk7xz]

Thanks so much I was looking every for a video like this

[@joeheydenrych1240]

Brilliant mate, and there I was about to bin all my old audio amps!!

[@forrestmessiah9109]

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[@novaterrance7724]

@Forrest Messiah Yea, I've been using instaflixxer for months myself :)

[@cesarterrones5866]

"Fusion BT 100 Bluetooth Receiver". Good suggestion.

[@cougalways]

I liked your project but wish you would have shown the soldering as this is the most challenging aspect of the build. Still thumbs up.

[@westend3019]

Wouldn't it be more elegant to add a Bluetooth receiver adder board and mount it inside the chassis? An antenna could be used to receive signal. The Bluetooth circuit boards are cheap. I have a design for a small audio player that is principally designed for use on a bike, although it can be used anywhere you need music. Two-3" full-range marine speakers are used for output. I discovered a wealth of Bluetooth amp and receiver circuit boards, sold online. Of course, this type of install requires some soldering skill and knowledge of signal interference. No cross talk wanted!

[@bobgriffiths8269]

I have a vintage Pioneer A9 Integrated Amplifier that is at an electronics repair shop for a blown channel. I want to go blue-tooth as most of my music collection is either CD's or albums.(yeah, old school) It's time to go blue-tooth. I've watched a few of your informative videos. I'm leaning towards the Blu Dento BLT=HD or Audioengine B1. Please send your recommendations. Thank you very much

[@breakerbroke23]

The new BLT-HD would be my choice. If you "need" to spend close to 200 bucks then I would go with the iFi Audio Zen Blue V2 I have a video on that device.

[@ssgeek4515]

You are very lucky finding 14v on the psu caps amp must be a very low wattage output...14v to low for most home hifi amps

[@Jamcam99]

Does the volume level remain at same level as the CD/ Tuner etc or does it drop on the Bluetooth input?

[@breakerbroke23]

Great Question... The volume on the BT unit is a bit lower than all of the other modes, so to fix this problem I made this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZStq3-DbMdrfbM

[@gc3098]

Can you answer this question? My Center Speaker died and I miss the Subwoofer input. I’m now using my Bose SL111 Aux input for my TV Speaker. I have a Sony Subwoofer SA - WA200. All I was using was a single 6 ft. Phono cable from the Center Speaker to the Subwoofer. My question “Can I use the digital audio on the TV to power the Powered Subwoofer along with the Audio Out of the TV to the Bose SL111 at the same time? If not - can I make the Subwoofer a Bluetooth Speaker to the TV along with the Bose SL111?

[@breakerbroke23]

The pre amp level of your TV will be a fixed output, so you would not be able to adjust the volume of the sub with the tv. I mean you could try hooking up the way you explained but Im almost 100% sure you will have no adjustability. But give it a shot ( it wont blow up or anything like that)...... I could be wrong.

[@FSCHW]

This is great. I really enjoy your channel. Do you have a video for connecting blue tooth to an old car stereo? 8 have an old Craig S-280 radio/8 track player. I’ve made 14 volt power supply for it but I don’t get good am/fm reception where I am. If I could blue tooth it it would revive it. Thank you.

[@breakerbroke23]

That old under dash is cool. Ive installed a few in my day:) Only way I can think of adding BT to it would be to tap into the volume control. That is inline before the decks main amplifier.

[@roonbooks3227]

great stuff. I have a question i hope you can answer. I built a wildlife electronic caller using a Lepy -2020a mini amp. With it i am using an old sony walkman cd player and a 6x9 audio speaker. Would this bluetooth adapter in this video work to convert my wildlife caller from cd player to bluetooth so i can use my android phone to play wildlife sounds. My Lepy mini amp has rca plug outlets and 3.5 mm jack.thanks

[@breakerbroke23]

Yes it would work, use the RTX2.0 for a longer range

[@roonbooks3227]

@@breakerbroke23 or would i be better off with the type of unit that has all the switching options?

[@rogertyler3237]

If It has an aux input.

[@barbee4113]

I've been so confused about installing the bluedento can you make a full install video and showing step-by-step instructions and list additional thing's that are needed. I would like to install bluedento for my old Bose surround sound system for my TV as well but I can't get it to work on my stereo.

[@breakerbroke23]

Watch this, it may help you.kzbin.info/www/bejne/onrXiqyil7x3h7c

[@whalesurfs]

Have you ever added multiple Bluetooth receivers to a home stereo? So that for example Aux1 pairs to the iphone, Aux2 to the kindle, Aux3 to seomthing else?

[@breakerbroke23]

I have not done that, sounds interesting:)

[@williamnottingham6187]

The button on top of the Logitech unit is a pairing button not a on/off switch

[@partylee007]

What is that music is it Lawrence Welk? 😂

[@pbmc202]

Can a Bluetooth transmitter be hooked up to a home stereo in the similar manner

[@breakerbroke23]

Well yes and no. Watch this video.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/raWWkKObmbifqKM When you hook up the AC adapter you could use a switched outlet on the back of your receiver to power it up. The Miccus RTX will still need to be outside of the receiver due to the need to pair to different devices when introduced to the RTX. I have not yet seen a good quality Transmitter to solely do the job where we could stealth mount..... Yet.

[@jayantonio2049]

what to buy in order to put bluetooth to my kenwood VSX-552 ?

[@breakerbroke23]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmW3c3yIrZ55jdk Any of these devices will work most excellent. Cheers

[@hoihoi9866]

Don't forget that sound with 3.5 jack is better then with a bleutooth device. Volume must get higher for same sound and frequency is different.

[@BoB4jjjjs]

Just wondering, what is the input voltage of the Bluetooth, what range does it take? OK, Stupid question, they are designed for a car so around 15 volts DC

[@breakerbroke23]

Keep it in the 12 - 15 volt range.

[@BoB4jjjjs]

@@breakerbroke23 Yeah, if it says 12vDC it might be a bit more than it states, so anything above 11vDC will work just fine.

[@RockinJohnny]

I connected a blue tooth device to my record player but the sound quality I got was a thumbs down very poor compared to using cable. I've yet to try 5.0 with AptX HD&Low Latency hoping that will make a big difference to the sound

[@breakerbroke23]

Does your record player have a built in PHONO pre amp? If not you need to add one between the record player and your BT Transmitter.

[@RockinJohnny]

@@breakerbroke23 Its a Sony PS-HX500 I dont get any hum if I connect direct to my hifi so I guess it has. The manual dosen't state this is needed either.

[@breakerbroke23]

That TT looks to have both a line out and Phono pre out. try using the Phono out to your BT device. Line out is if your receiver has a built in phono amp, phono out is used for receivers that do not have a built in phono amp. say using an AUX or CD in on your receiver.

[@jack002tuber]

But wait, there's more. Look for his other video updating this, add BT with punch.

[@balgill6965]

Do you have an email or different site where someone can pose questions about Bluetooth issues? I have a item I’d like to upgrade.

[@breakerbroke23]

you can do it here. Whats the prob.

[@balgill6965]

@@breakerbroke23 I have an old JBL Bluetooth speaker that stopped connecting to the new phones or tablets we purchased. It’s a great sounding speaker and fairly pricey. So I didn’t want to throw it out. How do Change the Bluetooth component inside the unit? Have you ever opened up a consumer level powered speaker and upgraded just the Bluetooth portion ?

[@balgill6965]

@@breakerbroke23 JBL onbeat extreme is the JBL unit I am trying to get to work again.

[@breakerbroke23]

Does the spk connect to your old devices. If so then the BT receiver inside may still be good. If not, its toast. The BT receiver is built into the main PC board on those JBLs. My flip 4 died at 2 years. Man was I pissed! The JBLs sound great and yes I have opened them up, they seem to be very well built. But not long lasting. IMHO.. Maybe I just got a bad unit. You can always rob parts from your speaker. The drivers anyway. Might come in handy for a project:) I filmed a video awhile ago showing a tear down of my flip4. I need to find the file and load up to YT. Cheers and thanks for subscribing..

[@oldolfmann8927]

instead of trying to find a spot on the board for power it would be much easier and safer to use the power for the light bulbs ( usually 7 ~ 16 volts )on older receivers, and they have low cost ( less than $5 ) and very small bt boards to mount internally that will run off 5-16 volts no wall wart needed. DONT FORGET... get one that pairs automatically unless you want to take the cover off a lot! LOL

[@HRTsAFyre]

You can always plug in RCA splitters to leave the Bluetooth plugged into the Jack, while your using it for something else. Can't you?

[@breakerbroke23]

I have seen that sometimes one of the devices in that Y configuration will drag down the other components out put. You could Y off two units but I would want to switch out between the units. If you would like I can do a video on how to do this. May take me a while to get it filmed \ I have done this many times back in the day:)

[@HRTsAFyre]

@@breakerbroke23 that would be incredible. Love your perspective and willingness to try new ways to make it work. Have a great day.

[@breakerbroke23]

Thank you.

[@jayedg9591]

AAAaaaaaaa 2250B.... ha ha ha ha breaker breaker!!! (Radio Shack is gone... where do you get adapters.... Amazon??

[@breakerbroke23]

Amazon and Goodwill

[@rogertyler3237]

I'm.Building a Bluetooth Speaker From A Pvc Pipe With A 50 Watt Per Channel Bluetooth Amplifire With Two 50 Watt 4 inch Audio Boss Car Speakers.

[@breakerbroke23]

Sounds great!

[@godgoodtheknight3060]

voltage meter about $150 add an other $50 buy a reciever with bluetooth .

[@oldolfmann8927]

LOL

[@cubinn149]

Here's the thing other components are using that 14 volts now ur sharing it so impeding against each other

[@breakerbroke23]

Getting power of the power supply and not further down the circuit, the BT adapter draws only 100ma or less. So it will be just fine. I do see your point and an easy mistake to make if not careful. I was lucky with this unit being 14v. Cheers

[@rogertyler3237]

Instead of going through all thst work Just go out & get a Bluetooth Home Stereo.

[@breakerbroke23]

True, but that's no fun. I like to experiment . Cheers

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

You can do that. He can do that. He can mod his vintage component. Maybe you can not.

[@rockcrusher4636]

Info is good but you repeat yourself way too much. Cheers.

[@breakerbroke23]

It cuts down on questions, but seriously thanks for your input. Cheers

[@roonbooks3227]

whatever do you mean...this fellow is an excellent teacher

[@bmanh2355]

Dude you say you don’t want to sound “redundant” but that’s what you are.... bla bla bla...