My mini ITX motherboard doesn’t have as many USB ports as I’d like. I’ve also decided 2024 is the year I try to kill off all my USB micro devices and replace them with USB-C (sorry PS4 controller). So I’m going to go Bluetooth as much as it makes sense (because of the limited USB ports), and use devices that charge over USB-C
For communication during gaming over discord I’ve been using a Logitech g933 for about 8 years with the USB receiver, so that’s on the chopping block.
I’m quite happy with the sound quality for music I currently get out of my Bluetooth headphones. A2DP gives a really great experience. Using those same headphones as a communication device with Discord for both recording and playing audio is really awful though as it kicks back to HFP/HSP. So I was wondering if it’s possible to do a dedicated Bluetooth microphone? And more importantly: does connecting a micrpphone-only device over Bluetooth still need to be in the HFP/HSP profile to work?
To be clear: my goal is to be wires-free for my audio solution, while having both a high quality audio output to hear my beloved gaming companions AND to have a high quality (or at least clear quality) audio input so my beloved gaming companions can hear me. The microphone built into Bluetooth headphones is generally shit and sounds like being on a cell phone call from 1999, even when using it on an android or Windows machine that gave custom Bluetooth stacks that don’t fall back to HSP. That’s why I’m interested in using a dedicated high quality (probably condenser?) microphone, I’m just unsure if that high quality makes it back to the computer when connected through Bluetooth.
From the last couple hours of searching and reading I can only seem to find information regarding Bluetooth recording+playback combined headsets and the A2DP/HSP stuff. I can’t seem to find anything about regarding dedicated microphones quality over Bluetooth.
2022-2023 was my year of that. Absolutely no regrets. All of my power bricks are now USB-C PD and can power pretty much every device I have; can literally just grab a charge cable and plug it into anything without worrying about whether it’s the right one.
FYI, these little adapters are amazing for the odd micro-USB devices you can't part with:
I even incorporated them into my ESP32 projects to make them USB-C.
Sorry I’m not much help with the bluetooth audio part of your question. I refuse to give up my wired headset since 2.4 GHz is crowded here, and BT always gives me disconnects/dropouts.
Yeah, I’ve got a few of those to bridge the gap. Its frustrating how many relatively recently purchased devices I have that are still micro USB. I bought a Logitech mouse like 2 years ago and it’s a micro USB plug. Frustrating. That mini USB period before micro USB lasted like 5 years at most and everyone very quickly switched to micro almost over night. The switch to C is taking forever.
I still have some mini devices I have to pull out once in a while, and OMG, digging up a cord for them is always a nightmare. The ports and/or plugs seem to wear out after 10 or 15 connections. Absolutely terrible lol.