Tornadoes are killing people in the south, Russia continues to pummel Ukraine, children are being shot to death at school, and I spent the day playing around with home audio stuff.
Breaking News: A former president has been indicted on criminal charges, not yet disclosed.
One of the annoyances with Windows 10 (I don’t know about Windows 11) is there’s no way to know if a Bluetooth protocol other than standard SBC has been negotiated.
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/what-are-bluetooth-codecs-a-guide-to-everything-from-aac-to-sbc
Android 13 is more informative. My Sony Bluetooth speaker on the porch supports Qualcomm aptX, and the Onkyo receiver downstairs has Apple AAC.
I prefer Chromecast over Bluetooth with the Onkyo. That way the phone doesn’t need to be near the receiver. It’s probably been almost a year since I began experimenting with Chromecast audio on the Onkyo, along with the Chromecast Audio device hooked up to the Harman Kardon receiver upstairs.
When I first connected the Chromecast puck the sound level was low. I knew its Full Dynamic Range setting would increase the output to the line level standard of 2V, but I couldn’t find the setting. The only explanations online were for older versions of Google Home, and the new app was keeping the option hidden.
I gave up looking for an answer and figured out that rooms had to be defined for the house. After I assigned each Chromecast device to its own room, the Full Dynamic Range setting appeared for Chromecast Audio. Enabling it kicked the volume up to CD level.
