All,
Does anybody have any fixes regarding the sound quality when using Bluetooth A2DP protocol? I use my Evo to mate with a Bluetooth receiver so I can listen to Rhapsody over my home stereo. The sound quality is flat. The high frequencies are not present. It sounds like a bad quality MP3. I know that its the A2DP causing the quality issue as directly connection (through 3.5 jack) is awsome.
The Apple 3GS A2DP sound quality was awsome. I am not sure why the Evo is not sounding good. Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Lance
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Is it me or is it taking ages for A2DP to work its way in to Cars?
Sony
http://www.sony-europe.com/PageView...316253&site=odw_en_EU&page=PressReleaseDetail
£399 <--- Ouch
http://www.incarexpress.co.uk/view_product.php?partno=MEXBT5000
Pioneer
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/09/pioneers-deh-p810-bluetooth-equipped-car-stereo/
ministry of sound have had a bluetooth headset out for a couple of years now. i dont know its capabilities but i know it does work as hands free with the headunit doing all the muting ect. i'm guessing it could also do audio in theory but i'd be wanting hi quality stereo profile capable.
http://shop.ministryofsound.com/Cultures/en-GB/Products/MOSCA061.htm?MSCSProfile=9E133C53BD3D92DF5455B80E50623FCD43EEF3924C278EDA93A038D8962D1C32D0740FDC04496BFF615DA6B238730312F9AD9A4D057F99429C79B45FD6DA1F546EC0679EFDCB4DA8E50E818A682A7B9E59935DDBCA202A8C6895ED6069074AF3F6698A474BBEAE87BE6935CA882C2D2FB9E08DFBAB5A053043364779E571F32B?CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=MinistryofSound|Audio|Car_Audio
maplins also do similar
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46068
Nice find, but neither of those units support A2DP or AVRCP, and as you say, what we all really want is the high quality audio with the control functionality.
Please excuse Noob q ... but pervious discussions on this are not conclusive ...
The more I read about BT on Orbit / Artemis / P5500 and other HTC devices the more I find its a complete Minefield !!
Who's got it working OK ?
What headsets did you use ?
Is the quality good (ie as good as wired headset) ?
Have you had to do any registry changes (eg bit rate tweaks) ?
FWIW ive got some Jabra BT320's which appear to be a great spec (tiny, interchangeable 3.5mm earphone) but stereo quality is awful - I suspect its the Orbit and that HTC uses a weird A2DP profile (cf other mobile phone makers) so only a few headsets will work with it OK.
Of course o2 (HTC) say its a Jabra Issue and vice versa
Here are links to interesting discussions / reviews on this and the Artemis/orbit...
Stereo headset review (but no Jabras)
Jabra BT320s
General Discussion about Stereo Bluetooth on PDA's and Reg fixes
I bought the htc s100 stereo bt headset. I had to change some registry settings to have stereo suond and a better sampling.
Definitely the sound quality is horrible. The worst thing that I ever heard in my life. Stay away from it!
I have a Jabra BT320 and sound quality ain't that bad.
Max bitPool settings = 60 will get ya awesome quality.. but it's skipping 70% of the time.
I had to lower bitPool to 45 to have a good balance between quality and performance.
Of course, I have to use useJointStereo=0, if not quality will be mono. <- I wonder why the device comes default like this!!!
STILL.. once in a while, it will skip, depending on my movement or what I do on the PDA. I got pissed one day.. and decided to go back to wires.... which has:
1) flawless quality
2) no skipping or any defects
3) can listen to radio as well
I modified my earpiece to accept the 3.5mm connector, so I'm using my Sony in-ear phones
Stereo Bluetooth works with 3 small reg hacks
Thanks for replies .... I did the Reg hacks...
A) From mono to stereo:
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Bluetooth/A2DP/Settings/[UseJointStereo = 0]
HTC ship their devices defaulted to mono output which is a bit odd considering they tout them as being A2DP compatible.
B) Balance between quality and performance:
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Bluetooth/A2DP/Settings/[BitPool = 42]
C) HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Bluetooth/A2DP/Settings/[MaxSupportedBitPool= 42]
Where Lowest quality setting is 30 & highest is 60. You have to experiment to see the best that suits you in terms of sound quality & performance (i.e. dropouts). 42 is the value I settled on...... from another post (thanks Zen123) but I'll experiment later.
The quality is slighty better using TCPMP media player than WMP10, (which seems to give a slight speed variation (like old LP's) but the latter allows the controls to work from the BT device.
Turns out the JabraBT320s are pretty good - its subjective but the earbugs (on 3.5mm jack) are perfect for my music (trance).
Motorola HT820 Bluetooth Stereo Works Superb with Orbit
No problems here using my Motorola HT820 Bluetooth with the Orbit... seems stereo enough to me!
Overall the bluetooth is rock solid and all the buttons on the headphones work great with Windows Media Player. The output of Windows Media Player isn't the best, but if it's control you need and compatibilty with the headphone buttons - its ok.
I really wish there were some Massive sounding bluetooth headphones on the market - nice and bassy, etc... anyone know of any (volume UP!) headphones?
The HT820s are pretty fine for now.
Morkus
Sony Ericsson Headset HBH-DS970
I have my Orbit setup with the SE HBH-DS970 Bluetooth headset - works fantastic. I also use it to make hands free calls when driving.
Orbit over BT with Parrot Boombox
Hello,
i read many about Orbit, A2DP, Quality and so on. The quality seems to be a very subjective thematic. Some say it works fine while other say it sounds horrible.
Have you seen the Parrot Boombox: http://www.parrot.biz/de/produkte/parrotboombox
Do you think the quality reaches a level good enough to fuel the boombox?
After all i read it shouldn't
Greez
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I have my Orbit setup with the SE HBH-DS970 Bluetooth headset - works fantastic.
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Do you see track information on the headset screen? I don't, which is a bit of a disappointment...
I am a Samsung user since ages i just switched to Huawei because of the biggest display.
first i tested this handset Huawei Mate 20X with skull candy Bluetooth headsets voice quality was very poor. At full volume there's no bass or sounds like a premium audio quality at any way plus the phone tells you that Bluetooth headset is not supported so i am turning off Dolby atmos great.
no problem it happens so i tested my next pair of Bluetooth headsets (Apple Airpods) same message Dolby atmos is not supported and music quality got better not the loudest i must say but it was ok!
Overall screen quality looks ok! but not satisfied with the Audio system or whatever thing they have put in to drive the audio.
i have bought Samsung note series one by one never faced a single issue like this all my handsfree and Bluetooth headsets worked just fine and it sounds the best.
please give your value suggestions/feedback to improve the audio quality on this beast! i am liking the display but if its not going to sound the best i have to sell it as i listen to the music all the time its my first preference over watching movies.
phablet_fan said:
I am a Samsung user since ages i just switched to Huawei because of the biggest display.
first i tested this handset Huawei Mate 20X with skull candy Bluetooth headsets voice quality was very poor. At full volume there's no bass or sounds like a premium audio quality at any way plus the phone tells you that Bluetooth headset is not supported so i am turning off Dolby atmos great.
no problem it happens so i tested my next pair of Bluetooth headsets (Apple Airpods) same message Dolby atmos is not supported and music quality got better not the loudest i must say but it was ok!
Overall screen quality looks ok! but not satisfied with the Audio system or whatever thing they have put in to drive the audio.
i have bought Samsung note series one by one never faced a single issue like this all my handsfree and Bluetooth headsets worked just fine and it sounds the best.
please give your value suggestions/feedback to improve the audio quality on this beast! i am liking the display but if its not going to sound the best i have to sell it as i listen to the music all the time its my first preference over watching movies.
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That's another reason why i got this phone. It has an audio jack. Wired is superior.
BB55 said:
That's another reason why i got this phone. It has an audio jack. Wired is superior.
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you know world is moving towards wireless i think next year they will remove everything like there will be no USB port at all. everyone has to buy wireless chargers and to copy data it will sync over WiFi.
so i was expecting a decent Bluetooth audio performance since i have decent pairs of bluetooth headsets. now i have to buy wired so another unexpected expense
BB55 said:
That's another reason why i got this phone. It has an audio jack. Wired is superior.
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can you please suggest me a good pair of wired headsets?
phablet_fan said:
can you please suggest me a good pair of wired headsets?
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Sony WH-1000XM3 (can plug in), Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro, Sennheiser HD 800
Aptx HD or LDAC
Get an aptx HD or LDAC headphones
Had my Note 8 Pro for a day and more than happy with the graphics, music quality and general performance. However, the Bluetooth call quality is pretty much unusable. Tried a couple of ear buds including Sony, BOSE and Jlabs. That bad that I disconnect and use either the phones speaker or some old wired headphones.
Anyone else had this and if so how did you fix?
Thanks....
I found that the Mi10T has a terrible sound quality when I pair it with a quality speaker or even my car audio system.
It all sounds like it's in a bathroom, for a lack of better description.
I've compared the same music files with a different phone and it's clearly the Mi10T fault.
I was wondering if anyone knows about this and have a solution.