Hello,

Yes.  You should be able to.  Quick question.  After you paired your headset to 
your Mac, did you check in system preferences/sounds, under the output tab, to 
make sure the headset was the device being used?

Ricardo Walker
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On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Richard Ring <richr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, my question remains. If I can get audio output from an iPad, shouldn't I 
> be able to achieve the same with the Mac?
> 
> 
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> On Mar 13, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Chris H <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It doesn't matter on the device you pair it with it's the device you are 
>> using that matters as it must be A2DP compatible before using it for full 
>> audio output.
>> 
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>> On 13/03/2013 18:24, Richard Ring wrote:
>>> Do iPads and iPhones use a different protocol than the Mac? I have a 
>>> Bluetooth headset that will pair with my iPad, but not with my Mac. My Mac 
>>> sees it, and says it's paired, but when I try to use the headset as an 
>>> audio device, no joy.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of 
>>> Fielding
>>>  Sent from my Mac Book Pro
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>>> 
>>> On Mar 13, 2013, at 12:13 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> thanks ricardo, aside from the essential a2dp support, I guess everything 
>>>> else is just bells and whistles? I'm going to check out some of the 
>>>> plantronics headsets at a local radio shack - test them out for fit etc.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com>
>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: bluetooth headsets
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> The headset must support A2DP.  hth
>>>> 
>>>> Ricardo Walker
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>>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:23 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I'm looking for a bluetooth headset, and I remember that in order to work 
>>>>> well with VoiceOver, they need to comply to some protocol, h2d or 
>>>>> something like that?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any info on these gizmos? I don't want or need anything too fancy. I just 
>>>>> want to use it to hear what I'm typing with the bluetooth keyboard. Also, 
>>>>> the tangled cord of the apple earbuds is starting to get a little 
>>>>> agrevating and a wireless earpiece would be welcome.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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