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squid_ca | 8 years ago

My experience with BlueTooth devices has been sub-optimal. They never seem to connect "cleanly" and always involve some degree of turning the device off and on again, turning BT on the computer off and on again, trying both in a different order, trying to figure out the magical combination of buttons to press on the device to get it to try to "re-pair", etc. I have had this problem with multiple devices and multiple computers.

And then, yes, if it does connect, the quality is poor.

All I want to do is use the solution that simply and easily works for me and CONTINUES to work and isn't being replaced for what seems to be a money-making opportunity.

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Scea91|8 years ago

I have the same experience with many Bluetooth devices, but I have to say that my Bose QC35 headphones are almost flawless. Definitely one of the greatest things I ever bought.

They even handle gracefully playing music from my laptop and when I shut it down, they automatically reconnect to my phone without any interaction. This sounds simple but I've had many pains with similar stuff with previous devices.

jorvi|8 years ago

What you are describing is exactly what Apple’s W1 chip does. Pair once with any of your iDevices, and you can then switch sources with a one or two taps/clicks. Of course this requires you to be firmly in the Apple ecosystem, and the AirPods are deficient in both audio quality and noise isolation, but the ‘ease-of-use’ problem has been solved.

madeofpalk|8 years ago

> And then, yes, if it does connect, the quality is poor.

I'm doubtful that the problem is the protocol/connection method, but rather components and pricing. Bluetooth headphones are inhertentily more expensive, so there's less 'budget' for higher quality audio components, or the priorities are different.

lozenge|8 years ago

Bluetooth was originally for phone-level quality and it has taken a while for devices to support higher quality codecs.

fahadkhan|8 years ago

Audio quality on my headphones (Senheiser M2) is better via Bluetooth than wired. Not sure why.

varjag|8 years ago

The built in DAC/amp on 'heiser is likely better than the piece of crap serving the 3.5mm jack in your phone.

fooker|8 years ago

Faulty wire