On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM Richmond wrote: > > Richmond writes: > > > Richmond writes: > > > >> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a > >> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering, > >> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can > >> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced. > >> > >> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't > >> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line). > >> > >> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr. > >> > >> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to > >> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you > >> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering. > > > > I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked fine, no > > sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that was > > working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have gone away > > and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those browsers > > brought a better library with it. > > These problems have come back again.
So unless you've updated or installed new hardware or software it's probably not a firmware/software issue. > I have tried rebooting. I tried > sending the same audio from an android phone and it works fine. How do I > find out what the problems is? I cannot see errors in journalctl It's possible that wifi or usb 3.0 could be interfering with your bluetooth speakers - eg https://www.zdnet.com/article/usb-3-and-usb-c-devices-can-cause-problems-with-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-connections-but-theres-a-solution/ https://sortatechy.com/spot-and-fix-bluetooth-interference-with-wifi/ If your PC is using wireless and can use a 5Ghz channel, try moving your PC wireless to a 5Ghz channel first. If you PC only supports 2.4Gh wireless you can install linssid https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/linssid and pick a relatively unused channel for your PC wireless. Or just try channels 1, 6 and 11 and see if any of those makes a difference.. If you're using a USB 3.0 device on your PC try turning it off or moving it to a USB 2.0 port and see if that fixes the bluetooth interference. Regards, Lee
