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Integrating a Music Quality Setting for Spotify on the 245 Music

8393560
over 4 years ago

I've seen it voiced in the forum that there is a noticeable discrepancy between the music from Spotify, as an app on a phone, that is paired with Bluetooth earphones compared to the quality experienced when listening to the Spotify app on the 245 Music watch.

I use Sennheiser Momentum 2 TW Buds for reference and it's obvious to me that the 'very high' quality available on the app on the phone is noticeably higher audio fidelity than the standard imposed by the watches app.

This essentially stunts the music label on the watch for me. I'd much prefer to use my earbuds with my phone and Spotify if it means I can experience the best in sounds quality Spotify has to offer.

I'm asking that a quality setting is integrated into the app settings on the watch. This would allow the user to choose less songs with higher quality or more songs with less. I don't mind at all this means a lower capacity of songs. I feel many would think the same. Just to be given the option to select the highest quality available would be an excellent addition.

Otherwise some clarification to the technical limitations of this feature would be welcome to know.

When I exercise, it would be better not to bring my phone with me to listen to music. All that requires for me is the 'very high' quality to be an option when downloading music to the watch.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 9386496

    How do you use the same earphones on your watch and an ipod shuffle? 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 8393560

    Why not use your HD 650 with the 245 to skip Bluetooth? The other guy apparently uses his Apple earphones on his watch. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    It is not Spotify. Have test as already mentioned on other thread, 320 kbps mp3. Highs too harsh/compressed. Tested with various bt headphones and in ears.

    To me the bt chip or software of watch is the issue. Probably also the bandwidth used to transfer music is low.

    No official answer

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to alvin

    Because there isn't an audio output on the watch. We're talking about Bluetooth audio. Bluetooth is a wireless data transfer standard/protocol. Only one's and zero's should be going across a Bluetooth connection. At some point with Bluetooth audio ones and zeros have to be converted into a waveform you can hear. The purpose of a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) 
    Bluetooth audio isn't the same as wired audio.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to spyrusthegreat

    I'd imagine it is the Bluetooth chip they're using. For cost of size constrains. I wish there was an official answer Slight frown

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 8393560

    You can get a lossless Bluetooth DAC. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 8393560

    This is why I still use iPod Shuffle 4th Gen as it sounds amazing compared to the 945 using the same copies of audio files. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 9386496
    9386496 said:
    I noticed the watch does not sound as good as iPod Shuffle 4th Gen using same earphones

    I’m really interested to know how you compared the watch and the Shuffle using the same earphones.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to spyrusthegreat
    spyrusthegreat said:
    It is not Spotify

    Can’t it be all of the above?

    I keep reading about users “downloading Spotify to the watch on very high setting”. Where is this setting?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to alvin

    I put the same audio file on both and I listen with the 945 and then I switch to the Shuffle and the Shuffle has better clarity whilst sounding more musical which makes me want to run fast. I've also tested the Shuffle against Airpods on an IPhone so I know the Airpods are as good as the Shuffle and wired Earpods. I've also tested the 945 on a stereo speaker system and it sounds bad. The 945 sounds pretty good through Airpods though it's not like it's awful but the Shuffle sounds better enough to choose it. Saves my brain getting fried too as I don't think radiation that can pass through thick concrete walls is good that close to your ear canals / brain.