Sony wireless headhones via Bluetoolh, TOSLINK, from Samsung TV.

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rossmcm

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#324816 29-May-2026 16:41

(not really Home Theatre, but happy to have it moved)

I'm after recommendations/warnings about bluetooth transmitters. We have an older (10y) Samsung UA55H6400 TV that is fitted with a Chromecast Android TV dongle via HDMI (the TV is semi-smart, but the apps on the Chromecast behave much better). It also has an HDMI input from a sky box. I'm looking at getting a pair of Sony wireless headphones WH-1000XM4 and connecting them to the TOSLINK output via a Bluetooth transmitter. Any comments welcome.

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#3496605 29-May-2026 18:33

Have a look at this Avantree Audikast 4: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005011634956454.html

Can take a Toslink Optical connection or 3.5mm Aux. 2 Modes - Normal Bluetooth (1 to 1), or Bluetooth Auracast (1 unit to many). I just put this in a church space for their hearing aid users for the Bluetooth LE Auracast side - transmits a public or private Auracast broadcast - quite low latency, good sound quality, very good range (30metres plus). Not all hearing aids have Auracast / Bluetooth LE yet, but it is a new standard.

The Sony Headphones you put in don't support Auracast. If you only want to run 1 set of headphones, then that would be fine. If you want to run more than one set and use Auracast, then a more recent model?

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#3496610 29-May-2026 19:29

XM4 were nz$299 at Costco when I passed by recently. For something with more bling Dyson has OnTrac for $299. Sony XM5/XM6 have Auracast. Those have my dislike with the flimsy swivel thing. Broke my XM5s. If you don't need good noise cancelling then you have more options.

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#3496614 29-May-2026 19:56

Bluetooth LE capability should get you 20-30ms latency. Anything else it might be worth worrying about.