Anyone have music skipping with Bose Soundlink On-Ear Headphones?

Thanks for replying.

In the meantime I've gotten another pair and had the same issues, so I've basically given up on Bose and have moved on (the Samsung Level Overs are particularly nice, although not very portable). Bose has no desire to try and solve this issue, which they admit is a problem. Perhaps their next version of headphones will be worth trying (bluetooth headphones are the hottest headphone market right now, with new models released every six months or so from the same maker, so I have no doubt before next summer Bose will have the MK2 version of this phone available).

Except... now iOS 8.1.2 has come out (today) and I'm wondering if you have updated yet and, if so, if that helped any?

I won't feel comfortable unless someone like yourself, who has the problem, reports it has completely gone away, but it would at least give me the feeling to give them one more try (I can always return them. Again). So if you have not yet installed this update please do so (we all should anyway) and report back to us here what happened regarding this issue.

TIA.

Thanks for the feedback. Was this issue with 8.1.2?

At this point I've basically given up on them -- there still isn't any BT solution out there I like (other than the Powerbeats, but those are in-ear). However, I'm starting to think that what I really need do is to create my own, using a quality pair of wired over-the-ear cans with a removable cable. Then I can directly plug a small BT receiver in and, presto, I've got the best thing possible.

Some day someone will create a comfortable, quality BT set of phones that works. Right now, there isn't one (and I've tried literally dozens -- I've returned so many pairs that Amazon sent me a warning letter).

Yeah, I've now been using a small BT receiver with my wired phones and I have to say it blows every other BT headphone (and I have literally tried them all) out of the water.

My favorite setup is using the Sennheiser 598s with this, although a Fidelio X1/28 is also very nice. Note that in neither case is this a "portable" solution (not really good for traveling). For that I use my Powerbeats in-ear.

And I also helped with the Kickstarter for BTunes (which you can Google, since Apple frowns upon linking such things). It's going to be the ultimate BT solution for us all.

After having communicated with Bose extensively over the last two months I'm pretty sure there is no solution to this. Bose are not the only phones that exhibit this, but there are only a handful that do and they all support multi-link technology in BT 4.0. One theory is that in searching for other devices to link is what causes the skipping, but in none of these is there an option to turn off multi-link (which might be the solution).

The good news is that CES has introduced a TON of new BT headphones, and we'll see these come to market this spring. One or more of them may well work for folks (for audiophiles the best looking one so far is Sennhesier's Momentum series, already a respected model among wired sets, the BT version is getting excellent early reviews. But pricey). Unless you need something immediately my advice would be to wait a few months and see what comes out.

You are correct that Powerbeats have sync issues -- sync issues are common with bluetooth but some makers do better than others. My portable BT receivers, for example, have excellent sync across all apps. But as I noted above, this isn't a good solution for those on the go (pairing a portable BT receiver with otherwise wired phones -- although if folks are interested my new favorite is the Fidelio X2/27 model with these. Truly audiophile level sound, at a reasonable price. But not something I'd take out of the house :>).

The delay at the gym? What the heck are you doing at the gym that involves watching video?

At CES they did show off one portable solution I thought was interesting -- Jabra Sport ROX. These are in-ear solutions as well, and look to be well-secured and comfortable. Assuming they don't have skipping issues they *might* not have sync issues (in general I've found it's about 30% of BT phones that do not have significant lag between video and audio).

Again, your best bet is to wait a few months. BT is the hot area right now (look at Beats -- they had zero entries in the field a year ago, and now they have an entry in each major category). You can well assume there will be a very different landscape by summer.