

The retransmission percentage is roughly equivalent to packet loss, and if you increase the bitrate too high your audio will start cutting out: You can increase the AAC bitrate in Audio Options but be sure to keep an eye on the graphs. Open the dmg, and open Bluetooth ExplorerĬlick on Tools > Audio Options and change your audio codec to the following settings:ĭisconnect your Bluetooth headset, reconnect it, and while some music is playing, inspect your codec. Search for additional tools and download Additional Tools for XCode 11.dmg You'll need to download Apple's Bluetooth Explorer in order to change codecs. UPDATE: It looks like Apple has silently dropped support for aptX, leaving only AAC If you're using AAC or aptX, you can stop here-those are the highest quality codecs.Option (⌥) click the Bluetooth button at the top of your screen.This results in a drastic degradation of sound, the SBC codec is the likely culprit, read more about it here.

If you're using a high-end bluetooth headset on your Macbook Pro it's likely your mac is using an audio codec which favors battery efficiency over high quality.
