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Having just spent several hundred $ to eliminate EMI from my audio setup, I wish it were true :')
Are you sure it was EMI and not ground loop?
Lol, frankly I doubt many can tell
Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods
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Re: Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods
#62To summarize: If you use a Logitech bluetooth device, it creates enough interference that high-bandwidth products like the Airpods will not function correctly. If you switch the Logitech device to use their "unifying" adapter, which doesn't use bluetooth but a different proprietary wireless protocol, the problem goes away. Logitech acknowledged the problem about six months ago but thus far have deflected any further…
Is this a flaw/weakness in the Bluetooth spec, or is one of these products misbehaving in a way that means it should have its Bluetooth qualification revoked?
I suspect both
Re: Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods
#63I've had this problem! I didn't realise it was the mouse interfering with my AirPods Pro and another set of BT headphones I have, but indeed if I turn the mouse off it's fine!
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I dunno, if you haven't run into audio or video interference on a wired device, you're lucky or have quality cables. I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones or had nearby electrical currents induce an annoying buzz in a microphone or distort a video signal.
> I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones Not exactly the same, but makes me reminisce the days of the iPod nano. It offered FM radio using the headphone cables as an antenna. I haven’t seen that supported anywhere since, which is a shame because I’d really like to get local stations on my phone.
Check Chinese phones brands like Xiaomi or Ulephone:
https://www.amazon.com/Ulefone-Power-Armor-13-Smartphone/dp/...
https://crgsoft.com/the-list-of-2019-smartphones-that-have-f...
Re: Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods
#65Of all the years I've been reading HackerNews, this is the one that moved me to actually sign up. So I have three Intel-based MacBook Pros but of different model years - 2017 (15in), early-2019 (13in), and mid-2019 (16in). The mid-2019 16in MacBook Pro in combination with Logitech MX Mouse (Mac version) and AirPod Pros cause significant interference on the microphone. The result? I sound like a "robot" on Zoom calls.…
I don’t remember if there was a first step in a setting changes because I’ve changed so much troubleshooting, but I’ve had the same issues on 16” since updating to Monterey.
My solution is: 1. Connect headphones, assuming mouse is already connected. 2. Turn off mouse. 3. Join call. 4. Turn mouse back on.
Since then, Zoom works mostly, google meets requires it every time.
Re: Logitech MX Products are incompatible with AirPods
#66To summarize: If you use a Logitech bluetooth device, it creates enough interference that high-bandwidth products like the Airpods will not function correctly. If you switch the Logitech device to use their "unifying" adapter, which doesn't use bluetooth but a different proprietary wireless protocol, the problem goes away. Logitech acknowledged the problem about six months ago but thus far have deflected any further…
Hijacking top comment to share a workaround I found on Reddit:
16” MBP Intel on Monterey 1. Connect headphones, assuming mouse is already connected. 2. Turn off mouse. 3. Join call. 4. Turn mouse back on.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno, if you haven't run into audio or video interference on a wired device, you're lucky or have quality cables. I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones or had nearby electrical currents induce an annoying buzz in a microphone or distort a video signal.
> I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones Not exactly the same, but makes me reminisce the days of the iPod nano. It offered FM radio using the headphone cables as an antenna. I haven’t seen that supported anywhere since, which is a shame because I’d really like to get local stations on my phone.
FM radio using headphones/headset as antenna is a common feature in phones. I've seen it on feature phones in 200x, and on some Androids as well. Only you can decide if it's important enough to outweigh other must have features though. There are also lots of apps to stream local radio if you have a consistent data connection (doesn't need to be fast, though)
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My favourite part about wires is that there's never interference or poor connectivity. Aux headphones, ethernet cables, wired mouse and keyboard - all so much more painless.
I dunno, if you haven't run into audio or video interference on a wired device, you're lucky or have quality cables. I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones or had nearby electrical currents induce an annoying buzz in a microphone or distort a video signal.
Got any tips for eliminating or mitigating the interference? Recently some retiree in my area got himself a new, illegally-high-powered CB radio so he can talk to truckers from his house. It comes through on the wired headphones I wear while working from home.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno, if you haven't run into audio or video interference on a wired device, you're lucky or have quality cables. I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones or had nearby electrical currents induce an annoying buzz in a microphone or distort a video signal.
Got any tips for eliminating or mitigating the interference? Recently some retiree in my area got himself a new, illegally-high-powered CB radio so he can talk to truckers from his house. It comes through on the wired headphones I wear while working from home.
Contact the FCC
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno, if you haven't run into audio or video interference on a wired device, you're lucky or have quality cables. I've definitely picked up radio stations on headphones or had nearby electrical currents induce an annoying buzz in a microphone or distort a video signal.
Got any tips for eliminating or mitigating the interference? Recently some retiree in my area got himself a new, illegally-high-powered CB radio so he can talk to truckers from his house. It comes through on the wired headphones I wear while working from home.
Get law enforcement involved. That retiree might be transmitting way above the allowed transmission power.