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You probably won't find one because the Bluetooth standard doesn't allow it - it demands switch to low quality codecs for two-way communication. This hasn't really changed since BT 2.x.

Perhaps using something like Apple proprietary headphones or headsets with non-BT radio receivers would work.

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This was my biggest disappointment with the AirPod pros. On my phone the sound and mic quality is good. If I try to use it on my MacBook Air on zoom it’s totally crap. Audio only is good-ish (I get some brief disconnects when there’s no sound some time, but the audio quality is good). With the mic it’s absolutely not.

You might be able to get around this by using the laptop microphone instead of the one on the AirPods. Option + click the volume icon in the menubar during a call and choose the MacBook microphone. Audio should switch to A2DP and sound much better.

This works for me on two different bluetooth headsets, but I've never tried AirPods so YMMV.

This is certainly better than using both laptop mic and speakers, but especially on MacBooks on which the fans are always going wild it can still be awful.

Yeah I use an external Yeti Nano mic which is awesome. But I think it’s not that much to ask from BT headphones that costed me 280eur to be able to have reasonable sound quality on my Mac... isn’t it? (Reasonable = as good as on my phone)

They can have that exact quality - just connect them via cable ;)

> Apple proprietary headphones or headsets with non-BT radio receivers would work.

That doesn't exist

Which part exactly? Apple has the W1 thing and there are headsets that use their own radio implementation - https://www.logitechg.com/en-ch/products/gaming-audio/g533-w...

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