Why does music that's streamed,not as loud as music down loaded to my phone. null

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Bose Support · Accepted Answer

Thanks for asking. Be sure your device's A2DP Bluetooth Protocol is enabled. When pairing/connecting the device, the A2DP Stereo Audio needs to be active to assure high quality audio is sent to the headset. If the signal is sent to the headset using the Headset Profile (HSP) or Hands-Free Profile (HFP), sound quality will be low and/or poor . If you find you need some assistance, please contact us at 1-800-379-2073 for assistance. Support hours are Monday-Friday 9:00AM until 9:00PM EST.

Answered by Bose Support 2 years ago

Mitch · Answer

It all has to do with the line level that the streamed music is recorded at. Often times there a need to amplify that line level to obtain your decimal level you are looking for.

Nebula · Answer

It's because of the quality and speed of your data service. This is very common. The better data streaming the better the sound. This is in my opinion and experience.

Logical1 · Answer

I looked into this awhile back. My complaint with iTunes was that the preview was nice and loud unlike the downloaded version. They play 128 bit for preview but then when you download it's a much better quality 256 bit version (with this type comes lesser volume so you need to refine and boost the sound). I'm pretty sure of all of this. So I went with a couple different equalizers for a trial (on a recommendation) . I won't mention which ones but the two I picked both work fine. They fixed the problem. Switch back and forth and hear the difference. REMEMBER, if you have head phones on or your music pumped thru your car Bluetooth audio... turn it down then switch the equalizer on. Good luck.

Answered by Logical1 9 years ago

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Jason · Answer

Are you using the headset wirelessly? If you are, try a wired connection.

ruby · Answer

no real reason except that different applications will have a different interinsic audio level

dvdptr1 · Answer

If you are talking about local MP3s vs something like Spotify, often the streaming service streams at a lower quality to save bandwidth. The players themselves often have different ranges for volume.

Sometimes in settings there is an equalizer or volume boost setting. See of you can use that to boost the volume.

straightoutta818 · Answer

It might be a compression/file difference depending on the service you use. 

I get volume swings between tracks in my own library. I discovered that downloaded music from iTunes is louder than my ripped music. Different file formats and rip settings are part of it. I use a tool called MP3Gain that get's everything leveled out for the library stuff.

grimmjon · Answer

this isn't really a question on the headphones, this is probably due to your streaming service. They probably provide a much higher quality file when downloading as opposed to streaming to potentially save some data usage.

Answered by grimmjon 9 years ago

Itsnivlem · Answer

Digital music is already compressed and streaming music is compressed even more to save room/memory. So the basic size of what's being heard is decreased but when it's downloaded the size remains the same. Just imagine a person getting shrunk in size the smaller the person gets the smaller they sound.

Answered by Itsnivlem 9 years ago

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