I currently use my er2xr iems for just about everything when I am home (when I’m not home I use wf1000xm4) they have become my favorite iems I’ve ever had. Because I live in a noisy apartment I like to use these when gaming and watching tv. When gaming I just plug them into my ps5 controller and when watching tv I connect them to my phone and use the Roku apps private listening mode. If anyone has any affordable ideas to use my iems with my tv in a way that doesn’t have as much latency, as I’m sure these methods do, fire off ideas in the comments. If not I’ll keep doing what I’m doing because the sound quality and immersion is still shockingly good in this method.

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Nr48 t1_jdz13gd wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:57 AM

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Connect a bluetooth transmitter (can recommend 1Mii) with APTX low latency to your TV via TOSLINK and get a Fiio BTR5 (or similiar).

This way you can also apply some EQ to tweak your IEMs to your taste.

Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_jdz1ck5 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:01 AM

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You don't mention whether your TV has Bluetooth. But if it does, an inexpensive Bluetooth receiver like the Fiio BTR3 will do the job. I don't notice any lag when I listen this way.

If your TV doesn't have Bluetooth capability, there are also Bluetooth transmitters that hook up to RCA and optical outputs.

wijnandsj t1_jdz2omh wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:18 AM

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long 3.5mm extension cable?

Nr48 t1_jdz3p0a wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:31 AM

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Replying to wijnandsj (#2,410,798)

+ an inline volume control maybe.

https://koss.com/products/vc20

vext01 t1_jdz43dp wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:37 AM

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Replying to Overall_Falcon_8526 (#2,410,648)

Seconded. Btr3k and low latency codec.

[deleted] t1_je0a7dd wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM

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wankthisway t1_je0nvzd wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:51 PM

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I bought Sennheiser's Flex 5000, connects to the TV via optical then uses radio or 2.4ghz (can't remember) to a receiver which accepts any 3.5mm thing. Works great and has some gimmicks too.

milotrain t1_je2aqqd wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:01 PM

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Replying to wijnandsj (#2,410,798)

Honestly this is actually the best solution if you aren't worried about the cable. Bluetooth is good but latency can suck and gotta keep it charged, etc, etc.