"Bluetooth hi-fis sound like
an excellent idea – streaming music from phones to amps and
speakers, like a Bluetooth wireless headset in high-quality stereo.
But the first one I saw was shaped like a banana, sounded like
it was buried in wet sand and had an effective range of around 4ft.
I think it’s still somewhere in my shed.
This year, the technology has picked up pace. Companies such as
Sony now have hi-fis using A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Bluetooth stereo – but I did a double-take when Chord, a British
firm known for £4,000-plus amplifiers, launched its Bluetooth
Chordette Gem. Hi-fi nerds don’t do wireless. It’s the
rules."
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