**Buzz** **Buzz** Bluetooth

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mtramz26

Audiophyte
Hello AV Experts! I've been given the job of handling our elementary school's theater AV setup. My boss wants to be able to connect her laptop to the sound system via bluetooth. I said no problem. We have a bluetooth capable Denon mixer amplifier in the stack. Connect the laptop, throw on some Dora The Explorer, and we get Dora and a buzzing noise. Here's a picture of the full setup. Any advise would greatly be appreciated. :)

 
BoredSysAdmin

BoredSysAdmin

Audioholic Slumlord
Did you do any troubleshooting steps?
Is buzzing coming only in BT input? Did you try playing anything else from the laptop? Did you try another software player, like the VLC player? Does Youtube sound work without buzz?
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
More questions...

Did you try using another Bluetooth source like a phone?

There are external Bluetooth receivers designed for working with mixing consoles that are nifty and get the receiver away from the mixing board and carry audio via balanced audio back to an equipment rack. But, this... It seems like it may be rack noise causing issues or the laptop itself screwing things up.

Bluetooth is sh1t overall.

It is MUCH better to recommend and use a wired connection if at all possible. You will get cleaner sound and if video is involved, proper lip-sync. Plus, you don't have the limited range of Bluetooth to contend with.

EDIT: I'm also wondering what volume things are set to? Bluetooth volume should be turned up potentially on the computer, or at the mixer... some imbalance may be pushing more noise into the system. So, that's something to play with.
 
BoredSysAdmin

BoredSysAdmin

Audioholic Slumlord
Bluetooth is sh1t overall.
+1
Especially in its older version like 3.0 which is what OP's Denon supports.
 
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mtramz26

Audiophyte
Great questions everyone. I will those a try this weekend. Thanks so much for your time and help.
 

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