Viseeo Tune2Air Audio DropOuts/Hiccups
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Viseeo Tune2Air Audio DropOuts/Hiccups
Hi Guys, I purchasewd the tune2air for my 2011 S550, But I think I'm getting some kind of interference with the factory MB Bluetooth which is causing my music to drop out/Hiccup when I use the Tune2Air. I noticed that this doesn't happen when I turn off or Unpair my Iphone 6 bluetooth from the factory MB, built in Bluetooth
Anyone else Experiencing this? Is their an Update available for MB factory Bluetooth that anyone knows of
Thanx in advance for any input
Anyone else Experiencing this? Is their an Update available for MB factory Bluetooth that anyone knows ofThanx in advance for any input
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I'd try replacing the adapter. Those are two independent systems and shouldn't be interfering with each other. I have a 2010 with an IPhone and it never conflicts or drops out.
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Hi Guys, I purchasewd the tune2air for my 2011 S550, But I think I'm getting some kind of interference with the factory MB Bluetooth which is causing my music to drop out/Hiccup when I use the Tune2Air. I noticed that this doesn't happen when I turn off or Unpair my Iphone 6 bluetooth from the factory MB, built in Bluetooth Anyone else Experiencing this? Is their an Update available for MB factory Bluetooth that anyone knows of
Thanx in advance for any input
Anyone else Experiencing this? Is their an Update available for MB factory Bluetooth that anyone knows ofThanx in advance for any input
@Mike5215: Are you running a Tune2Air as well?
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Hey Aceman1120, I've observed the same issue; pair only with the Tune2Air, and Spotify works without stutter. Pair with the MB phone and the Tune2Air, I will get occasional hiccups. Not sure if this is due to low signal, as I am doing LTE streaming for my music. What are using as your music source, local files on your iPhone or streaming (pandora, spotify, etc).?
@Mike5215: Are you running a Tune2Air as well?
@Mike5215: Are you running a Tune2Air as well?
I guess if the BT audio is a problem you can go the hard dock route with a mount and a dock extension cable running to the glove box. It's nice for the phone since it's always charging and accessible, and since it's in a constant charge mode you can use the new "Hey SIRI" function (launches SIRI by voice command without having to touch the phone).
Also if you're playing lossless files (ALAC/FLAC) or streaming hi res on the new TIDAL music app with a direct dock you're not losing anything to the file compression that BT audio uses. It's not a terribly lossy compression (328kbs/sec) and you won't notice it on most streaming services (other than TIDAL) or on your local MP3/AAC files, but it will knock the hi-res 1400kbs bitrate stuff (like a lossless CD rip) down to the point that it's indistinguishable from a high bitrate MP3.
I did a write up on this option on my W221 Audio blog (link in sig)
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Hey Aceman1120, I've observed the same issue; pair only with the Tune2Air, and Spotify works without stutter. Pair with the MB phone and the Tune2Air, I will get occasional hiccups. Not sure if this is due to low signal, as I am doing LTE streaming for my music. What are using as your music source, local files on your iPhone or streaming (pandora, spotify, etc).?
@Mike5215: Are you running a Tune2Air as well?
@Mike5215: Are you running a Tune2Air as well?
@Mike5215: I've tried 2 other streaming devices and it does the same thing
..Thank you both for your inputMy next solution is to not go bluetooth for music! I ordered a 30pin to lightning adapter and a long Lightning extension cable and gonna try to run it through the glove compartment and behind the instrument cluster toward the left side of the steering wheel, which is where I keep my iphone 6 mount. It's a pity that such a Car has such silly bluetooth issues..meanwhile, I have a 2010 Camaro[which is about a 3rd of the price of my S550] and Bluetooth and ADP2 streaming work flawlessly...go figure..lol
I also forgot to mention that my phone conversations are also very staticky in the Benz when both Viseeo and bluetooth are connected...very frustrating
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@ Mike...I was thinking of purchasing a dedicated IPOD just for music, but then I wouldn't be able to stream Pandora, Spotify, etc without purchasing another data plan for the Ipod. It seems to me that the Phone bluetoth is somehow conflicting with the ADP2 bluetooth stream. Frequencies must be cancelling each other out as the iphone receives data, such as Texts, Email, etc. I feel as if this is a Benz issue and could probably be fixed with an update to their Bluetooth.
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
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@ Mike...I was thinking of purchasing a dedicated IPOD just for music, but then I wouldn't be able to stream Pandora, Spotify, etc without purchasing another data plan for the Ipod. It seems to me that the Phone bluetoth is somehow conflicting with the ADP2 bluetooth stream. Frequencies must be cancelling each other out as the iphone receives data, such as Texts, Email, etc. I feel as if this is a Benz issue and could probably be fixed with an update to their Bluetooth.
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
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@ Mike...I was thinking of purchasing a dedicated IPOD just for music, but then I wouldn't be able to stream Pandora, Spotify, etc without purchasing another data plan for the Ipod. It seems to me that the Phone bluetoth is somehow conflicting with the ADP2 bluetooth stream. Frequencies must be cancelling each other out as the iphone receives data, such as Texts, Email, etc. I feel as if this is a Benz issue and could probably be fixed with an update to their Bluetooth.
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
BTW, nice Ipod Dock...did you make that yourself?
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@ Vantage, Any music that I play, weather it be Pandora or local playlist music, it hiccups.
@Mike5215: I've tried 2 other streaming devices and it does the same thing ..Thank you both for your input
My next solution is to not go bluetooth for music! I ordered a 30pin to lightning adapter and a long Lightning extension cable and gonna try to run it through the glove compartment and behind the instrument cluster toward the left side of the steering wheel, which is where I keep my iphone 6 mount. It's a pity that such a Car has such silly bluetooth issues..meanwhile, I have a 2010 Camaro[which is about a 3rd of the price of my S550] and Bluetooth and ADP2 streaming work flawlessly...go figure..lol
I also forgot to mention that my phone conversations are also very staticky in the Benz when both Viseeo and bluetooth are connected...very frustrating
@Mike5215: I've tried 2 other streaming devices and it does the same thing
..Thank you both for your inputMy next solution is to not go bluetooth for music! I ordered a 30pin to lightning adapter and a long Lightning extension cable and gonna try to run it through the glove compartment and behind the instrument cluster toward the left side of the steering wheel, which is where I keep my iphone 6 mount. It's a pity that such a Car has such silly bluetooth issues..meanwhile, I have a 2010 Camaro[which is about a 3rd of the price of my S550] and Bluetooth and ADP2 streaming work flawlessly...go figure..lol
I also forgot to mention that my phone conversations are also very staticky in the Benz when both Viseeo and bluetooth are connected...very frustrating
@Aceman: I have to try bluetooth streaming with local files, but I believe that it's ok; it's just with streaming that I have the occasional hiccups. What about free iTunes radio streaming? Bluetooth phone calls are great, no quality issues.
Have you updated your Tune2Air firmware and/or contacted ViseeO to ask them about this issue?
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@Aceman: I have to try bluetooth streaming with local files, but I believe that it's ok; it's just with streaming that I have the occasional hiccups. What about free iTunes radio streaming? Bluetooth phone calls are great, no quality issues.
Have you updated your Tune2Air firmware and/or contacted ViseeO to ask them about this issue?
Have you updated your Tune2Air firmware and/or contacted ViseeO to ask them about this issue?
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I have noticed the same issue with the sound hiccup. I think it happens for me when the phone is checking email and tries to send the sound through the BT phone pairing vs the audio streaming. I think is only does one or the other. One of these days, I'll disable all of the auto checking on the phone to see if it goes away. I suspect it will.
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I have noticed the same issue with the sound hiccup. I think it happens for me when the phone is checking email and tries to send the sound through the BT phone pairing vs the audio streaming. I think is only does one or the other. One of these days, I'll disable all of the auto checking on the phone to see if it goes away. I suspect it will.
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I also suspect the same..but MB has to get their sh.t together..it shouldn't happen!! Same phone in my Camaro works flawlessly. I'm going to MB dealer this week to fix, yet, another issue... I will ask if they have some kind of bluetooth firmware update..but I highly doubt it
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I have noticed the same issue with the sound hiccup. I think it happens for me when the phone is checking email and tries to send the sound through the BT phone pairing vs the audio streaming. I think is only does one or the other. One of these days, I'll disable all of the auto checking on the phone to see if it goes away. I suspect it will.
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COMAND is set to prioritize phone output over audio output. It's the function that mutes your music so you can hear your phone. Anytime the phone outputs on the BT telephone circuit the audio circuit (Siri for example uses the telephone circuit) is temporarily muted. That's true regardless of the music source. If your music picks up where it left off, that's what's causing the hiccup.
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Itunes radio streams at a data-heavy 256kb/sec AAC bitrate. A 3G cell connection may struggle to keep up depending on the strength of the service in your area. A 4G LTE handles it without a problem. I use a dedicated 4G LTE mobile wifi hotspot for ITunes Radio. No problems ever.
It's a bandwidth issue if the stream stops and the player displays the "Play" icon instead of the "Pause" icon. Is that what happens on your set up?
Pandora streams at 192kbs and that should work fine on 3G, but of course it doesn't sound as good and you can't apply Apple's EQ presets.
It's a bandwidth issue if the stream stops and the player displays the "Play" icon instead of the "Pause" icon. Is that what happens on your set up?
Pandora streams at 192kbs and that should work fine on 3G, but of course it doesn't sound as good and you can't apply Apple's EQ presets.
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But what I don't get is, that my son has a 2011 E350, and it has built in bluetooth that works great!! Somehow, not fair to us S class owners!
By the way, MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!! ...and as always, thanx for your input guys
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I'm trying to figure this hiccup issue as well, it's somewhat unpredictable... There're times it works without issues, and also some apps run without issues, i noticed the iTunes radio seem to be the most troublesome. I think the location of the phone has somewhat an effect on it as well.
It's not a signal issue, I got steady LTE at all times. Also I've used ML-D100 with 08 model, never had any issues. The ViseeO have better audio quality though, same as CD/Sat/HD audio signal and clarity.
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There's nothing the MIP does for the W221 that the Tune2Air can't do other than direct Pandora integration. The text function is limited to Blackberry phones and it costs three times as much. Also, it's for 2010+ only and everything I've found on the MIP for the 221 is that it doesn't support BT Audio (although it does on other models.)
