XM4 headphones

[wxkin]

Hi,

 

So my headset broke and I was thinking of getting a new one but I remembered that I have Sony xm4 so I tried it. It works great especially when wired but I also need a mic so I used it wireless. The problem is when I tried it with mic and wireless while playing it sounds really bad. Like the game sounds is not the same when it was wired or the other headset that I used to have. Is there anyway to fix this or do I really have to buy a headset? Thank you for any help

[adm0n]

I think when you start using the microphone of the XM4s windows automatically switches you over to Bluetooth hands free audio, which has a vastly lower audio quality from what you are normally getting. And I'm not quite sure if there is a way to use the mic without it.

 

But besides that, the headphones doesn't support Bluetooth low latency mode, so you are likely getting 200ms+ audio delay on windows (android somehow manages fine without it though). So I'd recommend getting either a clip on mic and using them wired or getting a new dedicated headset.

[wxkin]

9 minutes ago, adm0n said:

But besides that, the headphones doesn't support Bluetooth low latency mode, so you are likely getting 200ms+ audio delay on windows (android somehow manages fine without it though). So I'd recommend getting either a clip on mic and using them wired or getting a new dedicated headset.

Thank you that's probably what's happening. I will get a new dedicated headset.

[AbydosOne]

22 minutes ago, adm0n said:

I think when you start using the microphone of the XM4s windows automatically switches you over to Bluetooth hands free audio, which has a vastly lower audio quality from what you are normally getting. And I'm not quite sure if there is a way to use the mic without it.

 

But besides that, the headphones doesn't support Bluetooth low latency mode, so you are likely getting 200ms+ audio delay on windows (android somehow manages fine without it though). So I'd recommend getting either a clip on mic and using them wired or getting a new dedicated headset.

11 minutes ago, wxkin said:

Thank you that's probably what's happening. I will get a new dedicated headset.

I've used my XM4s on Zoom calls on my laptop without issues... you should be able to change the audio and microphone inputs away from the "headset" settings to the other options.

[wxkin]

4 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

I've used my XM4s on Zoom calls on my laptop without issues... you should be able to change the audio and microphone inputs away from the "headset" settings to the other options.

Yes, it works fine for me on discord and it sounds perfectly fine. The problem is when I am gaming and also using the mic there is some delays and sounds really bad. I tried everything to fix it not sure what else to do with it.