Creative BT-W5 Bluetooth 5.3 Smart Audio Transmitter with aptX Adaptive, 24bit/96kHz High Resolution Audio, Device Change Function, Works with PC/Mac/Game Consoles

Bluetooth connectivity is on the Top, never had any issues with connecting stability. Works great with my Aptx Adaptive earbuds.Just 3 clicks on the button, and I can switch between High Quality (Purple) or Low Latency mode (Cyan).The Creative App makes them very easy to setup. No issues with compatibility as long as the earbuds/headphones have supported Bluetooth codes by the dongle.Overall it's very good value for money, and as always creative can deliver great sound quality !Recommending either for music or gaming 👌🏻

This is a great little dongle to allow pretty much anything with a USB port to deliver AptX Adaptive / HD sound quality over bluetooth.I use mine both with my PC and also my phone which only supports LDAC which my buds don't.The dongle uses an app on the computer to adjust settings, reset, update firmware, enable room modes/eq etc.I find the app a little lacking in friendlyness. I often am unsure which mode i'm in or whether an adjustment will persist across devices.I tend to just use it therefore for a straight connection and don't both with all the room simulation modes etc.The dongle is a USB type C port device. So if you want to use it on something with a USB-A port you'll need to buy an adapter, which for the price of this device i would expect to be included.The overall sound quality when paired with a set of buds / headphones that support AptX Adaptive is really one of the best sounding experiences i've ever had via bluetooth.I am using this with Tidal lossless service as i genuinely can hear the difference between Spotify and Tidal lossless.It does sound better, in my experience, than the Sennheiser BTD600 but not by much.Given the 2x price difference i think on balance the Sennheiser is a much better value proposition and i would expect this Creative dongle to really be similarly priced or maybe £40-45. I think the £55 price tag is definitely too much.Works great though, can be used without a PC using the button on the device to trigger pairing but updates or tweaks does need the app.Be nice to see a mobile version of the app too

Works very well with my Win 11 laptop to Dali Katch G2 Bluetooth speaker. It connects automatically via the best codec for my situation, which is AptX HD. The Creative app shows the bitrate being used (24/48) and has useful EQ options to tailor the sound, which the Dali lacks. A big advantage. One can also can update firmware and other settings.I also used this via my Samsung S24. Creative make it clear that Android isn't supported. And indeed, I found the Creative app doesn't work with this device, which means none of the information or EQ options that the Windows app has are available. However......the dongle did connect to my Dali successfully and is using the AptX HD codec (as shown by the gold light illuminating on it). But the volume is controlled by the phone and other sounds can be heard unless you mute "system sounds", which means the audio is going through the Android internal mixer. That resamples audio to either 16/48 or 24/48 (never sure). Which is still fine in my case, since Samsung don't offer AptX HD or better, only AptX standard. AptX HD tops out at 24/48 so this is no worry. If your phone offers AptX HD, Adaptive or Lossless and you don't plan to use Win 11 etc., then don't bother getting this.Otherwise, I recommend and am happy with the purchase.

I've been playing the Creative app, transmitting to a pair of Q ACOUSTICS M20 in my leaving room and I could tweak the sound of the speakers to reach a perfect combination for me, with my specific living room setup. This has been a massive quality improvement and I found myself listening to much more music. Everything I play now sounds awesome. Kudos Creative

Paired with Creative speakers but forgot the adaptor. Worked and paired with ease

If you own a Qualcomm-powered Galaxy S or Z series phone and pair it with a pair of earphones or headphones that support aptX Adaptive High Quality at 24-bit/96Khz mode and use a music service such as Apple Music or Tidal with the lossless music options this is a game changer.It's a shame, but this dongle does unlock the full potential as Samsung doesn't want to do that despite the hardware having full support on the devices through the SoC.

This has solved the Bluetooth problem on my Mac book air m2 I can now use codec I want