[SOLVED] Choppy sound using Bluetooth (Zero 2 W)

[TheOldPresbyope]

@citro

Sorry you're having these problems. My experience has been different.

Just now, I grabbed an ASUS USB-BT400 USB 2.0 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter out of my parts box and plugged it into an RPi Zero 2 W using a micro-USB-to-USB cable. Booted moOde 8.2.4. This player connects to my LAN via the Zero 2 W's internal WiFi transceiver and my WiFi Access point.

- disabled the internal BT adapter in the moOde System config panel and rebooted.
- enabled the Bluetooth Controller in the moOde Renderers panel
- placed my JBL Flip 2 Bluetooth speaker in pairing mode
- in the moOde Bluetooth Control panel submitted "SCAN (Standard)"
- selected "JBL Flip 2" from the list returned by the scan and paired with it
- connected to the JBL Flip 2
- changed Audio Output to "Bluetooth Speaker"

I'm listening to station "Soma  FM - Drone Zone" via the JBL speaker without noticeable artifacts. (The nature of the musical programming on this station makes it easy to hear dropouts/interruptions.)

Regards,
Kent