I just bought the Sony MDR-XB950BT and it works amazingly with my iPhone, but when I connect it to my laptop the sound is like an old radio! I searched for solutions but nothing fixed it!
The headphone appears in the playback devices as headset and a stereo headphone, and the headset is only one that have the sound when it is default. the other one is showing there is sound but actually there is nothing.
I checked the services and it is working.
I also found the uncheck the Handsfree Telephony solution but when apply the change the headset disappears and the Stereo headphone doesn't and stay the same with no sound.
11 Answers
After much frustration, googling and facepalming without getting any wiser, the following "WTH-I'll-just-try-this" fix worked for me:
- go to bluetooth settings.
- your bluetooth headset should show "connected mucic, voice".
- now, go to control panel -> sound.
- on the "playback" tab, your headset should be shown as a hands-free part, and a headphones part. Now, disable the hands-free part, and go to the "recording" tab and do the same.
- problem solved, at least for me. I tested disconnecting my BT headset and connecting it again to see if Windows defaults it back to the hands-free profile, and whaddyaknow, it didn't. I can finally enjoy good sound quality in my JBL E55BT headset without any more hassle.
I had this exact same problem with the Sony MDR-XB950BT, but the previous solutions listed here didn't work for me.
Here's what did work for me, in case it helps anyone else who finds this question in the future:
Open Device Manager
Expand 'Bluetooth'
Disable the MDR-XB960BT Avrcp Transport Adapter
Restart Computer
Also of note: When the Sound Properties control panel is open, I don't get audio to the headphones, however, it starts working again once Sound Properties is closed. When the Sound Properties control panel is open, it is playing the headset's microphone input to the headset rather than playing the computer's audio output to it for some bizarre reason.
1I just ran into a similar situation, only hands-free, no stereo. Device manager indicated something wrong with Microsoft Bluetooth A2dp source. The solution is to Run the System File Checker tool. Got the idea from here(WH-1000XM3, Windows 10 pro 1903)
2Try reinstalling the Bluetooth speaker drivers by:
- Opening device manager, WIN+R then type
devmgmt.mscand then press enter - Expand the list item
Bluetooth - Right click on the problematic Bluetooth peripheral
- Select
Update driver - In the window that appears, select
Browse my computer for driver software - Click on
Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer - Select
Nextand once complete, perform a reboot
This should fix most problems with Bluetooth devices, including speakers or headphones
Same issue here and I've spent two days digging. In the end I've enabled the AVCTP service (it was disabled manually by me earlier).
1Ok, I fixed it!
Anju Thekkethil on Microsoft community gave me methods that might solve my problem and method #2 did it!
I just uninstalled the bluetooth drivers from device manager and then restarted my laptop and it was fixed!
here is his awnser:
1I had to go to 'Devices and Printers' in Control Panel. Then there under 'Devices' I found the bluetooth speaker, and pressed right button on the bluetooth speaker and pressed 'Remove Device'. Afterwards connected through Bluetooth again and it had to set it up as a new device and it made it work perfectly.
And before I tried uninstalling/re-installing all sorts of stuff, but it didn't help at all.
Hope this helps
0My problem showed the stereo headset and hands free but only the hands free would be enabled no matter what I did. After several other methods I was able to fix it by removing the device and adding/pairing it again.
Had this issue today after a windows update. Non of my bluetooth headsets (Nuraphones/Jaybird Tarah Pro) would only connect hands-free. No Stereo. This reflected in the sound "playback" setting.
After running through everything in this thread, I ended up following half of @Chao solution.
Windows 10:
- Go to Device Manager
- Under "Sound, video and game controllers" I had an error on "Microsoft Bluetooth A2dp source"
- Disable it, then enable it
- Disconnect and remove headphones from Bluetooth
- Reconnect headphones
Stereo option then appeared in the Sound "playback" tab.
Windows 10 Sound "Playback tab" Window
Right-click the sound button and press "open sound settings"
press the "manage sound devices" button. on the input, section click the hands-free headphone and click disable
check your sound to make sure it is working
I had the exact same problem in windows 10, my Haylou GT1 pro Headphones were only working as hands-free and the music sounded awful. I tried all solutions posted above and nothing worked. However, I was testing a new audio app and it wasn't recognizing my mic, it was telling me that it was already in use, the only app that always uses the mic is Cortana, so I removed the permission for the microphone from cortana and my headphones STARTED to work perfectly.
Now I'm able to use it as hands-free for my work and listen to music from Spotify without issues.
Path: Settings - Privacy - Microphone - Disable Cortana's permission
