On Sat, 2009-08-15 at 02:35 +0200, Lennart Poettering wrote: > On Fri, 14.08.09 11:33, Ng Oon-Ee (ngoonee at gmail.com) wrote: > > > > There's an ALSA module for BT. It works for basic stuff, but I'd guess > > > the PA plugin for ALSA plus PA's native BT support actually works > > > better. It's mostly about the timing. > > > > Okay, good to hear. I'm thinking of ALSA as just 'the stuff between > > Pulse and system' nowadays, but may try that out just for novelty > > value. > > Of course, I should probably mention that you most likely won't have > much fun with running JACK on that faked device (not that that would > make much sense anyway, though ...). BT and JACK doesn't really fit > together. So the best way still seems to be JACK->Pulse->headset? All hail Pulse! > > > > Motorola S9 is my recommendation. Most others I played around with are > > > crap. I wouldn't buy a cheap one. The Logitech one is a technical > > > disappointment. > > > > > > Lennart > > > > Could I ask what the definition of 'cheap one' is? I'm from Malaysia, > > and we find it difficult to check prices when they're in USD, since > > items which cost the same can have VERY different prices on our shores. > > I'll check the S9 out, but my gut feeling is it may not be easy to find > > here, and I have a natural aversion to in-ears, since I prefer plenty of > > bass and low-freq definition in my music, especially when Q-testing my > > recording sessions. > > By "cheap" I meant non-brand devices, only indirectly the > price. I.e. Motorola is a certainly a brand. > > OTOH I am pretty sure that non-brand headsets can be good too, and > Logitech shows that brand headsets can be crap too. > > Yes the fact that S9 is in-ear makes it a problematic choice. I am not > that fond of that either. But then again, it has relatively good > quality and the A2DP is much nicer implemented than the Logitech, and > it is both A2DP and HSP/HFP. > > Lennart > So, just to conclude, in general any A2DP compliant headphone should function, at least?
