Hi, Anders: Good to know there have been issues with Bose bluetooth in the past. clHowever, In this instance I'm not persuaded it's the Bose because it works perfectly well as long as I keep the Zoom app foregrounded. The problem only occurs if I Command-TAB away to a different application (such as Textual).
Also, The Q700 has stellar outgoing sound using 6 different builtin microphones. Many even high quality headsets today which provide excellent sound quality for listening to music are actually very deficient for teleconference use. The Bose Q700 was my second choice for just this reason. I was on a call with my brand new Sony WH-1000XM3 headset recently, while one of my colleagues was on the same call with his new Bose Q700. The teleconference gave his Bose high marks, and gave my Sony a failing grade on audio quality. So, while I prefer listening to music on my Sony, I now always use my Bose on teleconferences being sure to keep the Zoom application foregrounded. Best, Janina Best, Janina Anders Holmberg writes: > Hi! > That’s more a bose problem than a mac or zoom one i guess. > I have always have some bluetooth connectivity issues with bose headphones. > They might sound as good as whatever but the bluetooth connectivity from them > are crap Imho. > /A > > > 25 maj 2020 kl. 07:25 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>: > > > > I started using Zoom via my Mac Mini last week. I used it with my Bose > > Q700 bluetooth headset for several business teleconferences with > > excellent results. It took some setting up, and there seem to be several > > key gotchyas to be mindful of. At least, that's my experience. > > > > Here's what I learned: > > > > * Zoom has a new Mac client, version 5.x which apparently fixes > > * many of the security issues that were present on older versions > > * of the Mac Zoom client. Zoom is confident enough of their > > * enhancements that they are forcing everyone onto the new client > > * by the end of May, i.e. you may be forced to upgrade, but that's > > * probably a good thing. > > > > * Zoom works very well with Voice Over. My only complaint is that > > * the mono environment is so, so yesterday. It's really annoying > > * to have the screen reader, the teleconference audio, and what > > * ever other audio sounds that may be triggered on your computer > > * come through in mono. There's no other choice, and that's so > > * 1950's. Sheesh. > > > > * Because the BT headset isn't always connected, I had trouble > > * making my Zoom session use it, as opposed to choosing one of my > > * other audio devices. So, to insure I always used my Bose I > > * discoveredI need to: > > > > a.) Power the Bose and connect to the Mac before launching > > Zoom. > > b.) Then launch Zoom and provide the relevant > > telecon connection data. > > c.) Keep Zoom focussed during the call. > > > > * The last point above was another > > * disappointment. If I tried switching > > * focus to Textual for IRC access, I would > > * find my Bose disconnected from time to > > * time. It would always reconnect, but > > * that's an annoyance which also > > * interferes with one's attention on the > > * call. It's especially annoying if this > > * happens while you're talking. So, I use > > * my Mac and keep Zoom in the foreground, > > * and I do IRC on my Linux machine. > > > > hth > > > > Janina > > > > 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries writes: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Can we use Zoom on the mac? Anybody had luck doing so? In this lockdown > >> situation more and more people are using Zoom. > >> > >> Andrew > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > >> Visionaries list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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