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LDAC, certified, and it runs on its own battery

UGREEN Bluetooth 6.0 receiver with LDAC

The only receiver here that states LDAC and a Hi-Res certification — and the only one that keeps working when the mains does not.

UGREEN Bluetooth 6.0 receiver with LDAC and RCA outputs

UGREEN Bluetooth 6.0 receiver with LDAC

The only receiver here that states LDAC and a Hi-Res certification — and the only one that keeps working when the mains does not.

Bluetooth version
6.0 — stated
Codec
LDAC decoding, with a Hi-Res Audio certification stated by the maker
Outputs
3.5 mm and 2 × RCA — stated
Dual connectivity
Two devices paired at once; while one plays, the other can only pause — stated
Battery
Up to 15 hours playback, USB-C charging — stated
Known behaviour
Some iPhone and Samsung models must be reconnected manually after the unit is switched off — stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B0DSPXCBNX (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6941876255450
  • LDAC, which carries considerably more than SBC from a phone that supports it
  • A stated Hi-Res Audio certification rather than an unqualified quality claim
  • LDAC requires a phone that supports it — it is common on Android and absent on iPhone

Best for: An Android phone feeding a hi-fi, where the extra bandwidth of LDAC is actually available.

≈ $20 / £20 / 19 €
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Specifications

Bluetooth version
6.0 — stated
Codec
LDAC decoding, with a Hi-Res Audio certification stated by the maker
Outputs
3.5 mm and 2 × RCA — stated
Dual connectivity
Two devices paired at once; while one plays, the other can only pause — stated
Battery
Up to 15 hours playback, USB-C charging — stated
Known behaviour
Some iPhone and Samsung models must be reconnected manually after the unit is switched off — stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B0DSPXCBNX (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6941876255450

The codec is the reason to choose it

LDAC, with a stated Hi-Res Audio certification. It carries considerably more than SBC, which is the codec everything falls back to. No other receiver in this catalogue names a high-resolution codec at all.

The condition attached

LDAC needs a phone that supports it. Most current Android phones do; iPhones do not, and will connect over AAC or SBC. The receiver works either way — the reason for choosing it does not.

The battery

15 hours, charging over USB-C, usable while charging. That makes it portable as well as fixed, and it is the opposite design decision from the mains-powered receiver at the entry end of this shelf. Which is right depends on whether the unit lives in a rack or moves.

The honest note about pairing

Two devices pair at once, and while one plays the other can only pause. That is not full multipoint and the maker says so. It also states that certain iPhone and Samsung models need manual reconnection after the unit is switched off.

Both are specific and reproducible. Publishing them is worth more than a page of feature claims.

The output

3.5 mm and RCA, both analogue. The conversion happens here rather than in the amplifier.

Availability

On sale from 19 € to 21 € on the German, American, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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