Windows 10: Bluetooth Headphones Connecting to Windows 10 Laptop in Mono but Not in Stereo?

Discus and support Bluetooth Headphones Connecting to Windows 10 Laptop in Mono but Not in Stereo? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Whenever I connect my Skullcandy Crusher Wireless 2016 via Bluetooth to my Windows 10 Laptop, it only connects through a mono channel where the audio... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Daniel G_100, Mar 15, 2023.

  1. Bluetooth Headphones Connecting to Windows 10 Laptop in Mono but Not in Stereo?


    Whenever I connect my Skullcandy Crusher Wireless 2016 via Bluetooth to my Windows 10 Laptop, it only connects through a mono channel where the audio sounds flushed or muffled. But when I connect the headphones to my Android phone, the sound is clear and normal. I ran the troubleshooters on my audio devices and Bluetooth but nothing was detected. I also tried to update the drivers to the audio devices and Bluetooth but are apparently updated.

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    Daniel G_100, Mar 15, 2023
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  2. MisterEd Win User

    Stereo Bluetooth Headphones do not reproduce stereo sound

    Bluetooth 4.x headsets (headphones with microphone) have two modes:
    1. Stereo headset speakers with NO microphone
    2. Mono headset speakers with microphone

    I see in the listing for your headphones it shows a microphone. Make sure your the audio is configured correctly so that you have stereo headphone speakers.

    With your headphones connected with Bluetooth

    Left-click on little speaker (bottom right on desktop)


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    You should see current speaker for computer
    In this example headphones in stereo is selected


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    If you click on Headphones you will bring up all options


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    To see more…
    Right-click on little speaker (bottom right on desktop)


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    Select Sounds from list


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    If you want Stereo Headphones but NO microphone

    Select Playback tab
    Make sure Headphones is the current playback device


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    Select Recording tab
    Make sure Microphone array (or similar) is the current recording device


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    MisterEd, Mar 15, 2023
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  3. Headphones cannot connect in stereo only mono

    My headphones (JBL Live 400BT) work fine when connected through the wire in both stereo and mono. However when I connect through Bluetooth I can only switch my output device to JBL LIVE400BT Hands-Free which I am pretty certain is the mono version of the headphones. Previously I was able to connect to the stereo version which didn't include "Hands-Free" on the device name and I was able to see both device names next to each other, now I can only see the mono version on Bluetooth.
     
    OutrunTripod23, Mar 15, 2023
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  4. MisterEd Win User

    Bluetooth Headphones Connecting to Windows 10 Laptop in Mono but Not in Stereo?

    Zoom Audio not playing when connected to bluetooth transmitter

    Bluetooth headsets have two modes because Bluetooth 4.x does not have enough bandwidth for both stereo speakers and a microphone at the same time.
    • Hands-Free = Mono speakers + microphone
    • Stereo = Stereo speakers + no microphone
    Bluetooth headphones only need one mode because they don't have a microphone.
    • Stereo = Stereo speakers
    Airfly Pro is only designed to be used for stereo headphones or stereo speakers

    I assume you are plugging the 3.5mm plug for the Airfly Pro into the input for the speakers
    You then connect the laptop to the Airfly Pro using Bluetooth
    For speakers in Zoom select Bluetooth Stereo
    For microphone you select some microphone such as the one built into the laptop

    The limitation of this setup is that you will only hear one side of the call on the speakers. What you say into the microphone won't be heard at all on the speakers. Another problem is that Bluetooth only has a maximum range of about 30 feet.
     
    MisterEd, Mar 15, 2023
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