I'm not saying Bluetooth audio doesn't suck in practice. I'm saying it's not the codec/technology's fault, but everyone assumes it is, and that is exactly what all the companies peddling patented alternate codecs want you to think.
I have a set of Bluetooth speakers, and they sound better over the wired aux in than wireless. I know what this experience is like, and this is why I have tested the codec myself and concluded that it wasn't the problem. And since Bluetooth is a digital audio standard, if the codec isn't the problem and the data is arriving at the destination, then clearly any quality problem is the destination's fault.
Don't get me wrong, Bluetooth is a horrible standard for many other reasons (it's worse than USB, and that's saying something); I've implemented Bluetooth-related protocols. But "screws up audio quality" isn't one of them.
I’m saying that it’s so vulnerable to codecs, “is” the flaw with Bluetooth. I’m happy you found a combination that works for you ... but what is the point of Bluetooth exactly if you can’t have good interoperability.
In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this issue was created just so there could be a “marketplace” for codec pedlars ...
I have a set of Bluetooth speakers, and they sound better over the wired aux in than wireless. I know what this experience is like, and this is why I have tested the codec myself and concluded that it wasn't the problem. And since Bluetooth is a digital audio standard, if the codec isn't the problem and the data is arriving at the destination, then clearly any quality problem is the destination's fault.
Don't get me wrong, Bluetooth is a horrible standard for many other reasons (it's worse than USB, and that's saying something); I've implemented Bluetooth-related protocols. But "screws up audio quality" isn't one of them.