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    Bluetooth sound quality is atrocious (8130)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dave1812, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. dave1812

    dave1812 Notebook Deity

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    I got a Jambox today (as well as another BT speaker) and both of them sound great with my Bionic, touch, and HP laptop. The sound from the Sager to the Jambox is so bad it's unlistenable. Anyone have any clue why?
     
    dave1812, Oct 17, 2011
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    alektoro Notebook Consultant

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    Same here, Jambox works great on my ipad2, but on the Malibal, it is horrendous. I am using the windows 7 default driver; perhaps that has something to do with it?
     
    alektoro, Oct 18, 2011
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    Lint21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a Jambox as well. Haven't tried it on my 8150. Now you've got me curious - will post results back.
     
    Lint21, Oct 18, 2011
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    that sucks. do you think it'll work fine with bluetooth headphones?
     
    hotblack_desiato, Oct 18, 2011
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  5. dave1812

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    I don't have any BT headphones. I've got a Tango, Jabra (the kind that clips on a visor), and the Jambox. those are the only BT devices I have.
     
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    I really don't know if it's a driver or hardware issue. Going the opposite direction, sound from my Touch sounds OK on the Sager.
     
    dave1812, Oct 18, 2011
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    I tried the Jambox again and it's working OK--I deleted it and let it pair up again. Sounds normal.
     
    dave1812, Oct 20, 2011
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    I think it's because there's different Bluetooth profiles for audio. There's one for hands free which sounds terrible and then there's A2DP which sounds relatively all right.
     
    namaiki, Oct 20, 2011
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    funny, that's what the Jambox tech told me this afternoon when I called for help on an unrelated issue, but mentioned the sound quality issue with the Sager. I'm just glad it's working now, as it sounds very nice.
     
    dave1812, Oct 20, 2011
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    Your device needs to be connected via A2DP (Bluetooth Advanced Audio). My Sony DR-BT50s sound atrocious if I just use the hands-free option. You must specify A2DP. I'm not sure if Windows 7 can do that with the default driver. I use BlueSoleil and it works every time.
     
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    I can't get the Sager to remember the type of connection I'd like. I have to keep going to the bluetooth options and changing it from Telephony, to "Listen to Music/Video" modes each time I use the Jambox. arrgh!
     
    dave1812, Oct 21, 2011
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