[SOLVED] Bose Soundlink Flex SE low volume with Moode

[ubergoober]

1st time post follows:

I found a 30% off price on the Bose Soundlink Flex SE at Costco and decided to bite.  Please let me know if you think this was my first mistake!

I'm finding that the Bose is providing very low volume when paired with Moode, and I'm tempted to return it.  However, I decided to poke at this a bit.  When paired with Android, the Bose speaker sounds loud and is risking wife disapproval.     So let's check if it's the PI or Moode?

I also paired an Oontz Angle 3 with Moode and this resulted in nice loud volume, although it suffers from poor bass response.

I'm having trouble putting my finger on why the BOSE can perform well with Android, poorly with RP4b/Moode while the Oontz performs well with RPi4b/Moode

Any ideas on the matter are a appreciated.

moode 8.3.7
RPi4b 4gb
RaspiOS 11.8
A U D I O   P A R A M E T E R S

Audio device            = AudioQuest DragonFly
Interface               = USB
Mixer name              = PCM
Hardware mixer          = Yes
Supported formats       = S24_3LE
ALSA max volume         = 100
ALSA output mode        = Default (plughw)
ALSA loopback           = Off
MPD max volume          = 100
Volume step limit       = 10
Display dB volume       = Off
Audio source            = Local
Output device           = Bluetooth
Resume MPD              = No
Volume knob             = 100
Volume mute             = Unmuted
Saved MPD vol           = 0
Preamp volume           = 0
ALSA version            = 1.2.4-1.1+rpt2
SoX version             = 0.1.3-4

Bluetooth controller    = On
Pairing agent           = Off
AirPlay receiver        = On
Spotify receiver        = Off
Squeezelite             = Off
RoonBridge              = Not installed
UPnP client             = On
DLNA server             = On
GPIO button handler     = On
Multiroom sender        = Off
Multiroom receiver      = Disabled

Thank you!

[Tim Curtis]

With Bluetooth speakers you always have two volumes, one on the sending client and the other on the speaker itself. There is no volume normalization across different clients/apps and so the Bluetooth speaker may have to be set to a different volume level depending on the client and its volume level.

[ubergoober]

With Bluetooth speakers you always have two volumes, one on the sending client and the other on the speaker itself. There is no volume normalization across different clients/apps and so the Bluetooth speaker may have to be set to a different volume level depending on the client and its volume level.

I did fail to mention I've got the Bose turned all the way up.  If there are no ideas on how to adjust I will simply return it.

[ubergoober]

I returned the device.