I am trying to set up a music server using an iphone/ipad. Since Apple music supports AAC 256, I thought I could use for this purpose.
I attached a creative labs BT W3 APTX HD bluetooth APTX-HD adapter to an iphone X, which then transmits bluetooths to an AudioEngine B1 DAC which decodes APTX-HD which in turn the feeds my stereo. So far so good.... in theory. I have also used an MFI certified apple lightning to USB C wire. Here is a rudimentary picture:
iphone --> ---- lightning to USB cable --- -> BTW3 --------> over the air ---> Audioengine B1 ---> amplifier.
This setup has been working VERY well and I am VERY satisfied with the sound so far.... UNTIL occasionally, a tremendous crackling noise surfaces, almost as bad as I think it is about to blow the speakers. It is totally random and lasts for less than a second but enough to give anyone a jolt. It almost sounds like a tazer being fired.
Anyone has any experience with this ?
Would getting a dedicated mini ipad with a native USB C port fix the issue since I am suspecting maybe the lightning to USB C cable is the culprit.
Thanks
