Bluetooth audio is very laggy on RasPi 3 with 1.6.2

Recently I’ve bought a Logitech Bluetooth audio adapter so I can hook up speakers to our bedroom Raspberry Pi without running cables through the room. I was very pleased with the introduction of Bluetooth audio in 1.6.0.

The audio works, the devices connect flawlessly, but there is quite some delay in the sound. GUI sounds happen about a second after the keypress and the sound in movies is off by a few seconds (it varies). When pausing and starting a movie, the delay changes (and the sound stutters).

Also, the sound sometimes distorts exactly in the way an old taperecorder does when the tape is a bit stretched or slow. It seems like Rasplex is trying to make up for the delays along the way.

Does this ring a bell for anyone?

Really hoping someone can shed some light on this.

Regards, Vincent

Edit: forgot to say that the Logitech Bluetooth adapter works flawlessly with 2 laptops and 2 different phones I’ve tested with.

I’ve had the same problem with it paired with an Amazon Echo being used as a speaker. I ended up just adding a delay in the audio to make up for the issue.

[Edit] Good News! This is fixed in 1.7.1 :slight_smile:
I’m getting a good audio stream for the last couple hours to my echo after a shaky beginning, which I’m chalking up to Bluetooth negotiation.