Raspberry Pi 4 Bluetooth audio quality is poor

[Tim Andersson]

Title basically

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2024-10-07 20:21
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To reproduce:
Fresh "installation"
Connect any bluetooth headset or speaker
Play any youtube video (preferably music you're familiar with, so the issue is more apparent)
You will notice the audio is poor quality, not a lot of high end as well as what sounds like a lot of digital distortion.

Not sure of the cause just yet, but filing the bug so we can add more info in the comments.

I noticed this on a Pi 400 and Pi 4, did not test on a Pi 5.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2083944

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

In Bluetooth the default headset profile is indeed lower quality than you would want for music. Have a look in Settings > Sound to change the profile in use.