Bluetooth Sound Quality Problem

It's a common problem, hopefully it's something Apple can fix SOON with a SW update. I've tested this problem both on 3G and 3GS using a pair of Motorola S9's...the treble is muddy and distorted. Same when I use A2DP with my Kenwood deck in the car, so I know it's consistent across several units.

My workaround has been to continue using my old Sony BT dongle until Apple fixes this...other phones like Nokia that use A2DP - the sound is crystal clear.

Definitely not just you. I posted about the same problem a few days ago with my wife's iPhone bluetoothing to her Kensington car kit. Sound quality is horrible. Hopefully Apple can fix it.

I too have been having the same problem. I wish Apple wouldn't have released this update with this problem. I hope they fix it soon.

I agree as well, sounds very bad on a Eclipse CD3200 deck.

Yes i am having the same problem. just purchased the 16gb 3gs and instantly went to dock it with my Blackberry bluetooth remote stereo in my vehicle. It paired beatifully and the music started to stream instantly but there is this slight crackling that is continuously heard. Also there is no way of adjusting the volume when you are paired wirelessly using bluetooth with a music device. Every time i am paired the music just blasted and i think this could be causing it to be crackly and distorted. Please Fix the problem. other devices pair without any distortion, this just tells me that the settings might be messed up. Any solutions?

Yeah, I'm having the somewhat of the same issue with volume control...none!! Can't control the volume w/ phone...turn it to mute & still plays. Luckily, w/o any noticeable distortion now. Using SE HBHIS800...love'em but gotta have control, APPLE!!!

I have the same problem with my Blackberry Stereo Gateway Bluetooth in my vehicle. The iPhone now pairs fine, but the sounds quality is poor, with no volume control on the iPhone. It is almost like the developers set the volume too high and the sound is distorted. I hope they can fix this soon. This was the highlight feature of 3.0 for me in addition to push.

I have have two BT headsets (Sony- Ericsson HBH-DS205 & Jabra BT3030) and three iPhones 3G, and in my tests both BT headsets gave consistent good sound; though the Sony has a bit more of mid and high frequency accentuation and the Jabra has a more analog/natural mids and high ones. I did not hear any noise or static and the sound was comparable (at least to me) to what I can hear when I plug the same hearphones into the iPhones.

The same problem here, I can't believe I had to wait for two major firmware updates and they still can't get it to work properly