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User profile for user: jaybeefromvirginia
jaybeefromvirginia Author
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popping sound with bluetooth speaker

I just purchased a Bose SoundLink Mini bluetooth speaker. It pairs up and connects fine with both my iPad Mini and Macbook Pro. The sound quality is excellent on playback from iTunes on the iPad Mini, however when I connect with the Macbook Pro....I am getting terrible popping and cracking sounds. I am using Lion 10.7.5 on the Macbook Pro. Wondering if it must be some issue with the operating system since I DON'T have the problem when I play audio from the iPad Mini. Has anyone had this problem with a bluetooth speaker and if so, is there a solution or fix?

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 4, 2014 5:49 PM

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User profile for user: AppleJoe
AppleJoe
User level: Community Manager

Dec 6, 2014 11:00 AM in response to jaybeefromvirginia

Hi jaybeefromvirginia,


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!


I understand that when your external Bluetooth speaker is connected to your iPad mini the sound quality is what you would expect but not when connected to your MacBook Pro. There may be a few different possible causes for an issue like this. Please review the attached articles for more information.


Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference - Apple Support


Bluetooth: Unreliable wireless performance may occur when USB 3.0 external devices are close - Apple Support


Cheers,

Joe

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