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I recently purchased a vacation home in San Miguel de Allende Mexico and have installed a nice small system consisting of Focal 1008 Be monitors, Luxman integrated amp and an Esoteric X05 SACD player to play a bunch of discs I shipped down.  I rent the place out when my family isn’t using it and the one request I have gotten is that guests want to play music wirelessly from their phones or IPads through Bluetooth which of course is not possible with the current set up. Is there a single box Bluetooth receiver and DAC I should look at? I play vinyl at home so I am totally unfamiliar with what to do.  Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. 
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sfar
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A very good solution, I think, would be a Peachtree Audio Deepblue Sky.
https://www.peachtreeaudio.com/deepblue-sky.html

I've bought two of the previous model, the Deepblue 2, for my daughters who have the same requirements as your tenants and you. It's an elegant all-in-one solution with remarkable sound, easy Bluetooth pairing and an auxiliary input for other sources.

My daughters grew up with great sound in the house and are extremely happy with the Deepblue. For them, with little kids around, the lack of knobs or wires is a big advantage. Likely would be the same with your tenants.

Easy to find from online dealers or Peachtree directly for $400.
david_ten
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Keep it as simple as you can. You will likely have different 'levels' of ability (w.r.t. connected audio) and I would not want to have someone dealing with pairing, setup, apps, etc. issues.

An all in one solution (and there are many) with integrated speakers is the way I would go.
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sfar
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Agree it should be kept as simple as possible but if you're going to use Bluetooth you have to pair your phone or other Bluetooth transmitting device with the Bluetooth receiver. Fortunately, that's usually a very simple operation. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your phone and push the pairing button on the receiving device. Done.
loomisjohnson
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i'd go with the bluesound
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uberwaltz
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Maybe consider the Bluesound Pulse2 or PulseFlex as a complete standalone system and make your system offlimits.
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