Shure Bluetooth Adapter Review

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Belkin adapter is a great alternative to Bluetooth, and for good audio systems, the quality improvement of the Belkin AirPlay2 is clearly noticeable for any genre with wide frequency ranges, nuanced sound stage, and high dynamic ranges. Particularly with my 300B equipped tube amplifier and full-size speakers, this adapter does not suffer from Bluetooth compression that otherwise requires well-implemented DSP algorithms on the receiving end to mitigate...and that can be hit-or miss. The Belkin adapter is a hit.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great little Bluetooth adapter to connect to my audio system. Although my receiver has built-in Bluetooth, it is very finicky to connect to. This unit solved the problem. I like that it has an optical cable connector to make the connection to my receiver.

I am a longstanding Bluetooth user with in-ear headphones. I first used the various Shure devices with Bluetooth adapters, then the Shure Bluetooth adapter and finally the TW1. this is just information as a foundation to my review of the PI7. Bowers and Wilkins has been on my radar for some time as I also own the PX. Finally, I pulled the trigger on the PI7. There were on sale for $298 The sound is far superior to the Shure TW1 (with SE425). this is my comparison as the Shure devices combined were $189 +$299. The Shure TW2 with SE215 is now about $239 but the sound quality is not as good as the PI7. Yes, I have the SE215 as well. The PI7 has better noise isolation. active canceling. There is no leakage. The room just disappears. The sound is three dimensional in my head. Listening to Ray of Light (Madonna) gives a good range of music as that song has so much production, one can hear it all. I was debating whether or not to hold out for the next version as the battery power might be better but bought it anyway. Not sure if I would have bought them for $399, but for $298, yes. Also note the case acts as a Bluetooth transmitter. The volume needs to be pushed up a bit, but it still transmits. Good for flights. I already used one of these, but the combination means one less thing to carry.

Shure SE215 are a bargin at their list price. I paired them w/ the Bluetooth dongle (RMCE-BT2) and they are perfect as my daily commuter and cellphone headset. The SE215 are not as warm or as smooth sounding as my SE535 and SE846 but they provide clear reliable voice and enjoyable music (when needed). I also worry a lot less if I lose or damage them.

Noise canceling headphones always involve compromises. First, Bluetooth is a compressed format - no matter what manufacturers would like us to believe. Within Bluetooth there are various codecs to contend with each having their own limitations. Last, there is the amount of actual noise canceling available. This is the second Sony noise canceling headset I've owned. I also have the WH-1000M2. For this review I will compare the M5 with the Shure Aonic 50. The Sony offers all codecs except aptX. Why? Apparently they are promoting LDAC their proprietary codec. Your player may not support this so beware. Also it connecting to more than one device (phone and music player) it will default to AAC even if both devices support LDAC. The Shure phones can support LDAC on two devices. Sony has always offered superior noise reduction. I just used them on two 3 hour flights recently. They were excellent except that they switched out of noise reduction mode with me iPhone 14 Pro Max a couple of times. Not sure whether it was the phone or the Sony's. In comparing the music response between the Sony's and Shure's, to my ear the Shure's have the edge. I used jazz, classical and rock selections. The Sony has a little more bass response, but the Shure has more transparency in the high end. Nevertheless, the Sony noise reduction is far superior to the Shure. Sony now offers automatic noise reduction depending on ambient noise. It seems to work very well. It does offer a chat mode which will automatically turn off noise reduction when you speak. This seems to work well unless there is a lot of ambient noise. For telephone use the Sony works very well. Stopping starting the music as expected. Sound quality is very good. I don't have any reservations in recommending the Sony's.

First let me start by saying I have over 20 earphones and headphones. Most of them are Bluetooth. I have Sonys, Shure 535, and so on. I bought these on a $15 Deal zone special. They sound great. While not as deep as the Sony, they are more than sufficient with punchy bass. The mid-range and treble are perfectly balanced and not shrill. Buy them at their regular price and you will be pleasantly surprised. Sometimes price is not indicative of quality.

Shure is SHURE and still Shure

You may want to consider a Bluetooth adapter for your headphones rather than this. They are harder to loose and more convenient.

The AC adapter for my Shure wireless microphone quit working and this adapter replaced it without issue.

Very useful adapter for laptop w/o Bluetooth. Easy to install, and works great.