Windows 10: Bluetooth speaker work only with Handsfree low quality

Discus and support Bluetooth speaker work only with Handsfree low quality in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi Everybody, I'm asking for help since my Sony SRS-XB23 bluetooth speaker doesn't work properly. I first tried it on my Macbook Pro and it wasn't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Roberto Cuozzo, Jun 27, 2022.

  1. Bluetooth speaker work only with Handsfree low quality


    Hi Everybody, I'm asking for help since my Sony SRS-XB23 bluetooth speaker doesn't work properly. I first tried it on my Macbook Pro and it wasn't working properly, in the beginning i thought that there was some sort of interference between my devices and the Wi-fi since both work on 2.4, but i noticed that if i tried to connect the same speaker to my iphone, the audio would work without a single problem. A month ago i tried to connect the speaker to my new Windows PC and in that moment i realised that my speaker works on 2 channels, the first is the stereo and the other is the handsfree ch

    :)
     
    Roberto Cuozzo, Jun 27, 2022
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  2. Bluetooth handsfree better quality

    Short:

    No

    Long:

    There are so called Profiles in Bluetooth, and only one can be active at a time.

    A2DP supports one-way HQ audio.

    HSP/HFP support two-way audio, but only with very poor quality (HFP 1.6 added mSBC, which is a 16kHz mono codec, before, it was even worse).

    (ref http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answe...-quality-audio-microphone-simultaneously.html)

    (I added the same answer to both Is it possible to use a bluetooth headset mic while having High quality sound and Bluetooth handsfree better quality because they are found using google.)
     
    Lukas Rieger, Jun 27, 2022
    #2
  3. Bluetooth Sound Quality is Terrible

    thanks for @Maximus2016 on the
    lenovo support forums
    I've fixed my problem!

    • Right click the speaker icon in the system tray by the clock
      • Click 'Playback devices'
    • Change the default to the 'headphones'

    the lenovo support link has screen shots, fyi.

    "Some bluetooth devices have
    2 modes: Regular listening device and a "handsfree" mode where you can use both the audio and microphone. If you somehow got switched to
    handsfree mode, then the audio quality will be much worse since some of the
    bluetooth bandwidth will be taken up for the microphone."
     
    Mike DePouw, Jun 27, 2022
    #3
  4. Bluetooth speaker work only with Handsfree low quality

    Bluetooth speakers get identified as handsfree headphones after a recent update, that leads to intolerable sound quality.

    I have a couple of bluetooth speakers that I use for sound on my PC. As of the latest update that came in a couple of weeks ago, I am completely unable to use those, because whatever bluetooth speaker I connect to my PC is identified as a handsfree headphone.
    In the bluetooth settings it also says "voice connected", whereas previously it would say "sound and voice connected". If I try to play sound through the device connected in this way (shows up as, for example, "JBL GO wireless headphone" I get the very low
    quality sound similar to what you get when receiving phone calls.

    The issue happens only with my windows 10 computer, the speakers work perfectly well with my Macbook and android phone. Sound through wired headphones works just fine.

    So far I tried:

    Updating and deleting the drivers.

    Restarting the PC.

    Reconnecting the devices.

    Unpairing/pairing the devices.

    Using sound settings to untick the "use as handsfree" box (that leads to device getting unpaired and in the bluetooth settings it says "driver error".

    Searching for appropriate drivers online (there are none, I think the devices are supposed to be used with windows built-in drivers, which for whatever reason are not used anymore with my devices).

    Models of the speakers:

    JBL GO

    Dockin D fine+

    Please help
     
    YOUNG_BLIN, Jun 27, 2022
    #4
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