r/SoundSystem • u/guillemk • 20h ago

Behringer FLOW 8 Bluetooth antenna mod – 50m+ range through trees. Soundsstem pics in comments

I’ve been using a Behringer FLOW 8 with my soundsystem, but the Bluetooth range was always one of its biggest limitations for me.

So I decided to modify it and add an external Bluetooth antenna following this amazing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzNgbGL1z0M.

The result is honestly pretty crazy: I’m now getting 50m+ of usable range, even through trees, and I can comfortably control the mixer from the FLOW 8 app while walking around the area. Bluetooth audio streaming also works at that distance, so I can play music directly through the system while being nowhere near the mixer.

Also, first time showing our soundsystem here:

  • 4× Type O 2×12”
  • 2× Turbosound TQ-445.

Pretty impressed with what such a simple antenna mod did to the FLOW 8.

https://www.instagram.com/armoredsoundproject/

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u/RollingMeteors 18h ago

>Bluetooth audio streaming also works at that distance, so I can play music directly through the system while being nowhere near the mixer.

¿It's not lossless right?

It's to my understanding all [prosumer] lossless systems are HDMI piggy backing on WiFI protocol

¿What other competing products are at this tier?

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u/part__low 10h ago

Bluetooth is never lossless. I don’t think OP ment that he plays music from his iPad over Bluetooth during the event, but rather pink noise, a sine wave sweep and some songs for testing while setting up.

The Behringer X AIR XR12 can do the same and more for 100 euro more. You can’t operate it without a laptop or ipad though.

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u/keithcody 10h ago

Qualcomm’s AptX Lossless over Bluetooth is a lossless codec

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/09/qualcomm-adds-bluetooth-lossless-audio-technology-snapdragon-sound

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u/guillemk 9h ago

So I use it to put some music that people were selecting before the actual DJs played. It´s nice to let people choose sometimes, even if the quality is not the best.

Super useful for the app tho.

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u/part__low 8h ago

Oh cool, never heard of this before. Is the DAC good?

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u/keithcody 7h ago

No idea. I have a feeling it's limited to SnapDragon processors and/or something happened. There was a lot of hype around 5 years ago and now it's hard to find any information. It could be that the name is confusing. AptX is a series of proprietary Qualcomm algorithms and "AptX Lossless" is the lossless one.

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u/anode8 16h ago

I’m going to look at doing this! I’m using the Flow 8 between the DJ mixer and my DSP for EQ(and limiting for DJs who can’t control themselves), and I’m always walking out of range making adjustments on my phone.

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u/guillemk 16h ago

Go for it!