Didn't know that. Do you know what codec / bandwidth it is capable of - I can't find that info anywhere?Non-Bluetooth wireless audio transmission using the 2.4Ghz band has been available for some time from Avantree
Audiplex 2403s
The Avantree Audiplex 2403s wireless transmitter receiver wirelessly streams audio from a musical instrument or other audio sources to multiple speakers.avantree.com
Wiim Headphones
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I don't I'm afraid. When I asked Avantree a support question on a different product previously they were pretty responsive.
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I did find this
Setting Up a "Silent" Backyard Movie Theater | Avantree
Trying to set up a Backyard Movie Theater but worried that you might disturb your neighbors? Here are a couple of solutions for you!
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Bluetooth headphones are generally receiver only. The wifi headphones i have seen available have a base station wifi transmitter and the the headphones have the WiFi receiver. For a WIIM headphone it would have an embedded WIIM board in it which is a transmitter and receiver. If you have a multiroom the WIIMs, headphones and wired, would have to chat away in the background constantly while the music is being transmitted. This is in addition to the Internet streaming direct to the headphones from the streaming services and all the other system to Internet traffic. That's quite a bit more traffic than Bluetooth and may indeed be worth a small tin foil hat
Qualcomm are messing around in this area. From what little i understand the qualcomm based headphones connect to the wifi network and the source is on the same wifi network. This gives it the range and allows high res files to be streamed and the device size down.
I think PSB were also looking at high res from the internet a while back using the MQA backed bluetooth codec with compression but that was high bandwidth bluetooth to the headphones and i think there was a whole new OS involved. Not sure if you had to have a Basestation on the same wifi network as well, was not very interested, it lost me at MQA. This was some time ago as well, so not sure where they got to.
Long version of my initial thought and could obviously be out of date.
https://www.streamzmedia.com/Bluetooth headphones are generally receiver only. The wifi headphones i have seen available have a base station wifi transmitter and the the headphones have the WiFi receiver. For a WIIM headphone it would have an embedded WIIM board in it which is a transmitter and receiver. If you have a multiroom the WIIMs, headphones and wired, would have to chat away in the background constantly while the music is being transmitted. This is in addition to the Internet streaming direct to the headphones from the streaming services and all the other system to Internet traffic. That's quite a bit more traffic than Bluetooth and may indeed be worth a small tin foil hat
Qualcomm are messing around in this area. From what little i understand the qualcomm based headphones connect to the wifi network and the source is on the same wifi network. This gives it the range and allows high res files to be streamed and the device size down.
I think PSB were also looking at high res from the internet a while back using the MQA backed bluetooth codec with compression but that was high bandwidth bluetooth to the headphones and i think there was a whole new OS involved. Not sure if you had to have a Basestation on the same wifi network as well, was not very interested, it lost me at MQA. This was some time ago as well, so not sure where they got to.
Long version of my initial thought and could obviously be out of date.
Not sure these will ever be released, but seems it is possible.
I especially liked this quote from the website
Safe Vehicular Entertainment
Streamz makes riding a bike or motorcycle, or driving a car safer with its sight/hands free voice control.
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Same in Spain. Well, not arrested, but severely sanctioned (points + fine) by the Guardia Civil Trafico. You don't mess with those guys, especially the ones on very large BMW bikes!In Germany you will be arrested within at least five minutes when caught with a headphone on or in any vehicle
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