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A “dongle” for wireless headphones? (Make wireless wired) (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by PaintingKind@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I would like to use some wireless headphones in my piano that has a headphone socket.

How would I connect them? A few years ago I came across a “dongle” that you could plug in to the headphone socket, allowing the piano to have a wired connection to wireless headphones.

I don’t really know what such an adapter would be called or which brands produce them. Anyone have an idea?

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[–] darthaditya@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago

As the other user said, a Bluetooth transmitter is what you are looking for. But I wouldn't use wireless for piano practice since even a small lag can throw you off your game. I use a long wired headphone for when I practice

[–] AntOk463@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I've tried bluetooth transmitters, and they make the sound quality noticeably worse unless you are paying a good amount of money. Instead got that price I think you should just look at good wired headphones. They will be dedicated for your piano and you can occasionally use them for other things as well. I would recommend getting comfortable headphones so you can sure then fit long periods of time without any issue.

[–] Choice-Counter-1166@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think getting a wireless headphone with wire support would be safer (no latency) and maybe cheaper.

[–] ThatGuyFromSweden@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Just FYI, you're likely to get a slight latency when using wireless headphones. That could potentially cause problems when playing.