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Originally Posted by M8Bimmer
I have the B & W in my car. For some reason my Android Auto connection sounds the best of any source. No matter which one I use.
If I play the same source/material through Android Auto into the car it sounds so much better. I don't know why. If the same source is Blue-toothed into the system it doesn't sound as good. Or played off the USB port either. This is in 3 different cars too.
For some reason Android Auto makes it sound much better. Anyone else notice this?
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From my experience with my old Pixel 3 XL and current Pixel 6 Pro the only way to use a USB connection to play music requires it to be resident on the cellphone vs a streaming service. The reason why Android Auto sounds better than Bluetooth is purely technical. Bluetooth has a limited bandwidth literally worse than a MP3 but most are happy with that route. On the other hand Android Auto and CarPlay leverage WiFi and hence greater bandwidth and depending on the source will blow away SiriusXM as an example.