i10_Pro (Black) : Bluetooth Transmitter Splitter with aptX/Low-Latency aptX/FastStream/SBC codecs, Compatible with 30-pin iPod,iPhone,iPad. Compatible with AirPods. Compatible with Bose, etc.

Sure, my phone does a pretty good job at playing music with built-in Bluetooth, but I still like using my old iPod Classic in a lot of situations. Sometimes I don’t have good wireless service, but the iPod works fine. I fly a lot, and I can have my entire music collection with me on a long flight and not worry about draining my phone battery.The only thing I didn’t like was the cord. I’ve got some very nice corded headphones, but they’re still a pain to use once you’ve gotten used to using wireless. I have a battery-powered Bluetooth transmitter with a 3.5mm cable, but I wanted something a bit more “clean”.This arrived a couple of days after I purchased it, so I plugged it in and tried it out right away.I tried using it with my AirPods Pro at first. They worked fine and sounded pretty good, but they’re not terribly convenient to use with this. I have my AirPods Pro paired with my iPhone, my iPad, and my Apple Watch. To get this dongle to pair with the AirPods, I needed to turn off Bluetooth on all of my other devices because they will pair to the AirPods first. You can stop this from happening by resetting the AirPods, but then you’ll just need to pair them with your other devices later on.Fortunately, I have another pair of noise cancelling earbuds that I also like, and they pair just as well. I just use these with my iPod. It still beats carrying around a set of corded headphones.This dongle supposedly has four different codecs that you can use, but I have only been able to get the Classic aptX and SBC codecs to work. I don’t know if my earbuds don’t support the other modes, but when I try to use the FastStream or Low-Larency modes, it just goes to the default SBC codec. If I double-click the button, it successfully goes into aptX mode. I suppose that the other codecs aren’t that important for streaming music.I like that this is powered by the iPod so I don’t need to worry about charging the battery. I haven’t really noticed any decrease in battery life while using this. I’m sure consumes some extra power, but on the other hand, the iPod isn’t driving a speaker load anymore.I’ve tested this on my 7th gen iPod Classic and on my 3rd gen iPod nano. It works perfectly with both.This costs a lot more than some other solutions, but it works perfectly, it doesn’t need power, and it’s very compact.

I wanted to be able to play my iPod Classic through my beats wireless ear buds and my beats wireless, portable speaker and this little gem worked perfectly! It was almost plug and play; I just had to read directions to pair it with my earbuds. It was a bit expensive, but it was great to be able to listen to the thousands of songs on the iPod without needed wired headphones. It was easy to connect and that's saying a lot from me...a "non-techie" person. The design of the transmitter is super small so it will fit into a running armband, or in our case, a waste belt. I am very pleased with the purchase.

I have been collection iPod Classics for years, up to seven now. But as I started getting into better sound I realized the beest headphones/buds are all, mostly, Bluetooth. So, I've been trying various and they all jus didn't seem right, the fact that 2 of 3 are cabled made it that much more difficult to manage, as I mostly listen in bed. One exception was the kind that looked like a little antenna, but it had really awful battery life. And awkward, and I feared too much abuse to the headphone jack.So here's the Kokkia, as it uses the 30-pin port on the Pod I knew it would be a new experience, and that it was. Slightly daunting to operate, it seemed, as I read the manual. (Yeah, guilty) navigating the five different modes seemed daunting. And the first session was since I overthought it so well. Turns out if you turn on your output device, plug the thing in, and it just works.A green light is the only indicator, it's also a button so you can cycle the modes. But the default seems to be made for Pods. A slight lag, but it's no big thing. Sound seems true and un-stepped on. A few times it sort of got out of sync with the mode thing, rendering the volume control dead. At this point I kept trying to reconnect, and a half-hour later I did a hard reboot and found the default as I mentioned.Leaving a session is likewise- one of the best things here is it draws power from the Pod- as mine are SSD the life is almost unlimited, and I still don't know how much the Kokkia draws, but it's acceptable.It's also do-able to shut things down in a simple sequence that will stop everything. I thought it would keep flashing til I acted, but to see I let it go. After the Pod powers into standby, the xmitter shuts off. (No brains involved, I definitely overthink things.) I am reluctant to use remove-replug in the 30 pin, it doesn't feel as correct as an Apple dongle, so I hope to keep it plugged in always to minimize wear. The instructions calmly say when your jack wears out, "get a new one".) One of the only other negatives I felt was the price, it's steep. I love this thing, despite the other compatibility modes it seems made for the Classic.

I love this thing. It’s pricey, but it adds reliable and quality Bluetooth to my “7th Gen” iPod Classic in a super small package. It snaps in with a nice click and the instructions are easy for setup. Be mindful - it will drain battery fast!

I tried this adapter with my Airpods Pro and Sony Bluetooth WH headphones and any stereo song that plays sounds like the center channel / lead vocals are far away while the rest of the stereo separation is there. Huge difference between bluetooth and wired headphones. I tested this on multiple bluetooth headphones on both stock iPod OS with my 5th gen as well as Rockbox. What is great is play/pause works and volume is loud on stock iPod OS. But most songs sound like the vocals are far away. I tried hitting the button to change the bluetooth codec but it's always stuck at Standard SBC (1 blink) if that makes a difference.