Bose BT Headphones for PC Gaming?

toastythomas · February 19, 2019

I recently picked up some Bose SoundLink around-ear wireless headphones II Black and they were great. I got them used for $170 and they have treated me well at the gym and home and commute and everywhere. I still use my regular headphones for PC, however. Now those are great but I am wondering if I can use my BT headphones for PC gaming. The top search result is actually this LTT forum post. There was a lot of skepticism as well as most results reference headphones specifically designed for PC gaming. If I were to pick up a BT dongle such as this one would I experience a lot of delay? Any better dongle recommendations? Thanks in advance.

Chett_Manly · February 19, 2019

Latency with BT headphones is really hit and miss. Sometimes my QC35 are fine, and sometimes delayed on my PC, where I installed a wifi/bt pci-express card. So I don't use them for gaming.

It would probably be better if the headphones had aptX, but I don't think any of the Bose do.

toastythomas · February 19, 2019

1 minute ago, Chett_Manly said:

Latency with BT headphones is really hit and miss. Sometimes my QC35 are fine, and sometimes delayed on my PC, where I installed a wifi/bt pci-express card. So I don't use them for gaming.

It would probably be better if the headphones had aptX, but I don't think any of the Bose do.

How much latency are we talking about? I usually play League of Legends and use Discord to talk to friends so it's not a huge deal.