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by Bilal_io 1503 days ago
I was going to recommend the Sony WH-1000XM4 (which are more expensive). But I wanted to Google Linux support first and I ran into this discussion on Reddit [0], it sounds like the issue is not with the headphones (any BT headphones you choose) but with Pulse Audio.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sony/comments/jght5s/sony_wh1000xm4...
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Godel_unicode 1503 days ago
A problem with Linux support for Bluetooth audio? Say it isn't so! I don't understand why people are surprised that using Bluetooth devices on Linux frequently requires "their custom software". This is why.
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smoldesu 1503 days ago
On the flip side, Linux audio supports things that MacOS and Windows do not. Do you have 990kbps LDAC running on your desktop? Probably not if you aren't on Android or Linux. With PipeWire, I feel pretty comfortable saying Linux has Mac and Windows beat with wireless audio compatibility. Yes, Pulseaudio/ALSA and Jack kinda suck. That's a pretty dead horse to beat when you consider the offerings on... other platforms.
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Godel_unicode 1503 days ago
Of course I do, I wanted to be sure for myself that the difference is inaudible on Windows like it is on Android. I bought an adapter which supports it and confirmed it was transmitting it, then did my a/b/x testing.

It sounds like you agree with me, the default Linux support for Bluetooth audio is bad and requires custom workarounds to fix. That's exactly what I said.

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SSLy 1503 days ago
What workarounds are you talking about? Pipewire is stock in distros, and you don't have to configure anything.
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Godel_unicode 1503 days ago
I'm not sure what you meant by "stock in distros", but I hope you don't mean it comes installed and configured out of the box on all distros, as that is emphatically not the case:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1399464/cant-install-pipewir...

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-pipewire-on-ubuntu-li...

https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2022/04/pipewire-replac...

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SSLy 1503 days ago
It is stock in Fedora, and it's the "driver" in Ubuntu just that apps are using ALSA/Pulse emulation libs, not the native ones. This has no effect on the BT support. Also, it's just Ubuntu being weird again.
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