TUNAI Wand aptX Low Latency Long Range Bluetooth Transmitter

The Tunia Wand is very small, about the size of a Bic Lighter. Measuring only 0.67” x .067” x 2.98” and weighing just 22 grams, it fits in the palm of your hand easily. It makes it very easy to bring the wand with you pretty much anywhere you go. With the Tunai Wand, you can connect up to two different devices to the Wand. So, even though your cell phone already has a Bluetooth connection, in combination with the Tunai Wand, you can connect two Bluetooth headsets to your phone.

The Tunai Wand has three inputs. The first is a micro USB port. The second is a 3.5 mm port and the third is an optical S/PDIF port.  So, the Wand can be hooked up to multiple devices at the same time. However, you can only use one device at a time, obviously. The side of the Tunai Wand is also magnetic, so it can easily attach to the side of your TV, surround sound receiver, PC or any other metal surface.

The Tunai Wand runs Bluetooth 5.0. This means the Wand is compatible with pretty much every Bluetooth device on the market today. However, newer speakers or headphones may require a firmware update. For example, my daughters Apple Airpods required a firmware update before they’d work with the Wand, but the did eventually work.

For devices such as the Airpods, that don’t have volume control on them, the Tunai Wand can help with that too. Using the button on the top of the Wand, 2 presses of the Wand’s button turns the volume up, and 3 presses turns the volume down.

On the very bottom of the Tunai Wand, there is an optical S/PDIF port. This was my most used feature on the Tunai Wand as my old 5.1 Denon receiver doesn’t have Bluetooth built-in. Using an optical cable, I hooked up the Wand to my receiver and was able to connect two Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones to the receiver through the Wand.

One of the biggest issues with Bluetooth would have to be latency. However, due to Qualcomm aptX low latency, it was hardly ever an issue. Qualcomm aptX low latency offers end to end latency of 32 ms over Bluetooth. Compare this to your standard Bluetooth connection with a latency of about 200 ms, and Qualcomm’s aptX low latency essentially fixes the lip-sync issue that a traditional Bluetooth connection causes.

The Tunai Wand has an open-air max range of up to 164 feet or 50 meters. Keep in mind this is under ideal situations with little to no interference such as other Bluetooth devices or restrictions such as walls.