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For those looking into bluetooth devices, a friend of mine recently went through the hassle of finding his perfect bluetooth headset.

The hardest part, for me, was getting the audio transmitter. That’s where avrcp (AV remote control) bit me, because i didn’t know it was a separate profile from a2dp (stereo bluetooth) and then in addition, you’ve got class 1 and class 2 bluetooth devices. class 2 are the “default”, but the range is fairly short and microwave ovens disturb it at work

i switched to a class 1 device, and now i can go upstairs and still have music. Then on top of class 1 and avrcp, you also have to know what media players it supports for the avrcp

(the bluetooth stack, rather; not specifically the transmitter) but the transmitter i got used the toshiba bluetooth stack, which has avrcp but only for a handful of players (not itunes) so if one were to buy a bluetooth audio transmitter, i would say: a2dp, avrcp, class 1, and comes with the bluesoleil bluetooth stack…for windows. i just realized macs probably have builtin a2dp/avrcp and would certainly be compat with itunes.

the specific headset i have is the Sony DR-BT22 and i don’t have any major complaints. music sounds good, it’s reasonably comfortable, and it’s got good battery life. It does have a flimsy feel to it because it’s foldable, but it doesn’t bother me.

the transmitter i have (for the pc) is a Zoom class 2 bluetooth 2. it works as advertised, but i don’t necessary recommend it. it came w/ the toshiba bluetooth stack, which doesn’t work with itunes. so i like the stats of the zoom, but i’d recommend a transmitter that comes w/ the blue soleil stack instead (since it works with itunes).