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I just upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 this morning.

When I got to work I connected my Blackweb Tsunami bluetooth speakers, and they connected fine, but the sound is so distorted, and almost sounds monotone.

It sounds horrible, these speakers worked perfectly in Ubuntu 15.10.

EDIT:

When I try to set the device sound mode from HSP/HFP to A2DP as suggested in LiveWireBTs answer the sound stops working completely.

Any help would be appreciated.

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  • This question might be a duplicate of several others, for example this one: http://askubuntu.com/questions/766554/a2dp-bluetooth-doesnt-work-on-16-04?rq=1 Here in the comments the following workaround was suggested [..] In Sound settings change the affected device settings to HSP/HFP > disconnect Bluetooth device > connect Bluetooth device again and change to A2DP in Sound setting[..]- by user http://askubuntu.com/users/350520/mike – Daniel W. Jan 04 '17 at 18:31
  • Another duplicate question has an accepted answer, although with some console action required. http://askubuntu.com/questions/775523/after-updating-to-16-04-bluetooth-audio-a2dp-mode-stopped-working – Daniel W. Jan 04 '17 at 18:33
  • Sounds like the problem I had. This helped me: https://askubuntu.com/questions/624833/atheros-ar3011-bluetooth-disconnects-when-wireless-lan-is-heavily-loaded – Stefan Jul 16 '17 at 22:02

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Go to Sound Settings, select your Bluetooth audio device and check that the device is set to A2DP not HSP/HFP (which is mono and has very low quality).

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Edit: If Bluetooth audio stops working after you do that in 16.04 you need to apply the following workaround: https://askubuntu.com/a/817926/40581

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    After re-reading what i posted i forgot to mention that every time i select high fidelity/A2DP the sound does not work. like if i select that setting no sound comes out of my speaker at all. – Enneptt Apr 24 '16 at 18:12