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try to connect more than 2 devices simultaneously on your mac and "enjoy" the sound you get then. I had this problem with either intel or m* mac and it seems fr

by gbil 11mo ago

try to connect more than 2 devices simultaneously on your mac and "enjoy" the sound you get then. I had this problem with either intel or m* mac and it seems from a search on the Internet that it is widespread to the point that is the normal. Nowadays I only use dongles for mouse+keyboard+headset to avoid such issues, at least the usb-c ones are quite bearable on size you just need to be careful how you put your laptop in the bag, which way up.

jeroenhd 11mo ago
That's just a Bluetooth capacity problem. Bluetooth isn't built for high throughput scenarios and "HD bidirectional audio" is considered high throughput in this case. Same problem happens with a combination of earbuds and a smart watch, or headphones and a Bluetooth mouse, depending on the interference and chattiness of your devices.
- fransje26 11mo ago
  > Same problem happens with a combination of earbuds and a smart watch, or headphones and a Bluetooth mouse Oh! TIL. I will have to keep using that port-hogging mouse dongle then..
  - jeroenhd 11mo ago
    It depends on how chatty your mouse is. "Gaming" or "high-resolution" mice can spam the BT piconet and cause issues, but a basic office mouse will work without issues.
  - vel0city 11mo ago
    It definitely varies a good bit with the hardware in question, and even how saturated 2.4GHz is in your current environment. I currently have a bluetooth mouse, a bluetooth keyboard, and bluetooth headphones all on the same device and haven't had any issues. On a different computer with a different bluetooth chipset it would have issues with audio when I moved my mouse around a lot.
- gbil 11mo ago
  I'm not talking about anything HD, basic mouse keyboard via BT and simple SBC for the headset. Never had any issues with that combination on Windows in the past before jumping on to Mac 6+ years ago. To add insult on top, I still remember many people telling me to "just do" a full system reinstall to see if it solves the issue.

by gbil 11mo ago

jeroenhd 11mo ago

That's just a Bluetooth capacity problem. Bluetooth isn't built for high throughput scenarios and "HD bidirectional audio" is considered high throughput in this case. Same problem happens with a combination of earbuds and a smart watch, or headphones and a Bluetooth mouse, depending on the interference and chattiness of your devices.

fransje26 11mo ago
> Same problem happens with a combination of earbuds and a smart watch, or headphones and a Bluetooth mouse Oh! TIL. I will have to keep using that port-hogging mouse dongle then..
- jeroenhd 11mo ago
  It depends on how chatty your mouse is. "Gaming" or "high-resolution" mice can spam the BT piconet and cause issues, but a basic office mouse will work without issues.
- vel0city 11mo ago
  It definitely varies a good bit with the hardware in question, and even how saturated 2.4GHz is in your current environment. I currently have a bluetooth mouse, a bluetooth keyboard, and bluetooth headphones all on the same device and haven't had any issues. On a different computer with a different bluetooth chipset it would have issues with audio when I moved my mouse around a lot.
gbil 11mo ago
I'm not talking about anything HD, basic mouse keyboard via BT and simple SBC for the headset. Never had any issues with that combination on Windows in the past before jumping on to Mac 6+ years ago. To add insult on top, I still remember many people telling me to "just do" a full system reinstall to see if it solves the issue.