Just some notes around the Sony WH-1000XM2

• pro: wireless: bluetooth profiles for headset and High Fidelity playback (A2DP)
• pro: quite good noise cancelling
• pro: build in rechargable battery
• con: when the cable is used, only headphone functionality is available. No microphone signal goes over the analog cable.
• con: after 60min of wearing, I need to take the headset off

• Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - AUDIO 3DD
• LineageOS implements now SBC XQ, comparable to aptX and aptX HD
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PipeWire – Archlinux great PipeWire docs
• Sony WH-1000XM2 pulseaudio notes (newer distros have pipewire)

As of Fedora34 with pipewire, following bluetooth profiles which are supported on Fedora34 can also be used with the Sony WH-1000XM2. First is the name as seen in 'pactl list cards', then a description.

• These modes provide pure audio, and do not transport the microphone signal to the computer
  • a2dp-sink: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink), good audio quality
  • a2dp-sink-sbc: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec SBC), good audio quality
  • a2dp-sink-sbc_xq: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec SBC-XQ), better audio quality
  • a2dp-sink-aac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec AAC), better audio quality
  • a2dp-sink-ldac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec LDAC), best audio quality
• These modes provide audio + micro channel, so for example useful for chats and conferences
  • headset-head-unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP), bad quality
  • headset-head-unit-cvsd: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec CVSD), bad quality, 16KHz/16 bit
  • headset-head-unit-msbc: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec mSBC), better quality, 48KHz/16 bit

“Hands-Free Profile (HFP) Version 1.6 adds optional support for wide band speech with the mSBC codec, a 16 kHz monaural configuration of the SBC codec mandated by the A2DP profile.” That is usable on Fedora34, it was implemented in Pulsaudio 15 and pipewire 0.3.23. For headset-head-unit-msbc, it might be required to modify a config file as follows:

$ mkdir -p /etc/pipewire/media-session.d/
$ cp /usr/share/pipewire/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf /etc/pipewire/media-session.d/
$ vi /etc/pipewire/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf
### set this:
bluez5.msbc-support   = true
bluez5.sbc-xq-support = true

### Let's install the required packages.
$ sudo dnf install -y pipewire-alsa pipewire-pulseaudio pipewire
  
### Now ensure dbus and pipewire are running as your user, and enabled.
$ systemctl --user restart dbus pipewire-pulse pipewire
$ systemctl --user enable dbus pipewire-pulse pipewire
$ systemctl --user status dbus pipewire-pulse pipewire

$ sudo systemctl status bluetooth.service

$ bluetoothctl 
Agent registered
[CHG] Controller XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:B7 Pairable: yes
[LE_WH-1000XM2]# scan on
Discovery started
[CHG] Controller XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:B7 Discovering: yes
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 RSSI: -48
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 TxPower: 4
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 Name: WH-1000XM2
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 Alias: WH-1000XM2
[NEW] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:6D XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:6D
[LE_WH-1000XM2]#  trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85
Changing XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 trust succeeded
[LE_WH-1000XM2]# connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85
Attempting to connect to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85
Connection successful
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 RSSI: -59
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:85 Name: LE_WH-1000XM2

$ sudo bluetoothctl
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# agent on
[bluetooth]# default-agent
[bluetooth]# scan on
[NEW] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX WH-1000XM2
[bluetooth]# scan off
[bluetooth]# trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[bluetooth]# pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Attempting to pair with XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Connected: yes
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX UUIDs: ... 
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX UUIDs: ... 
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Paired: yes
Pairing successful
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Connected: no
[bluetooth]# connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Attempting to connect to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Connected: yes
Connection successful
[bluetooth]# quit

### Which codec is currently active?
$ pactl info
$ pactl list sinks
[..]
Sink #199
[..]
        Description: WH-1000XM2
        Driver: PipeWire
        Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
[..]
        Properties:
                api.bluez5.transport = ""
                api.bluez5.profile = "a2dp-sink"
                api.bluez5.codec = "sbc"
[..]
OR
                api.bluez5.codec = "aac"  (aac codec, high quality)
OR
                api.bluez5.codec = "ldac" (for low latency)
OR
                api.bluez5.codec = "cvsd" (for headset use, with micro on)

### Change profile, way 1
$ sudo dnf install -y pavucontrol
$ pavucontrol

### Change profile, way 2
$ pactl list cards
Card #197
  Name: bluez_card.70_26_05_9D_31_85
  Driver: module-bluez5-device.c
  Owner Module: n/a
  Properties:
  [..]
  Profiles:
    off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
    a2dp-sink: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
    headset-head-unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 0, available: yes)
    a2dp-sink-sbc: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec SBC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
    a2dp-sink-aac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec AAC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
    a2dp-sink-ldac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec LDAC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
    headset-head-unit-cvsd: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec CVSD) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 0, available: yes)
    headset-head-unit-msbc: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec mSBC) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 0, available: yes)
  Active Profile: a2dp-sink-ldac
  [..]
$ pactl set-card-profile bluez_card.70_26_05_9D_31_85 a2dp-sink-sbc

• 'blueman-applet' says when trying to connect to the headset “protocol not available.
• bluetoothctl reports this:

[chris@電脳 ~]$ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[CHG] Controller 34:E1:2D:7C:61:B7 Pairable: yes
[bluetooth]# scan on
Discovery started
[CHG] Controller 34:E1:2D:7C:61:B7 Discovering: yes
[..]
[CHG] Device 70:26:05:9D:31:85 Name: LE_WH-1000XM2
[CHG] Device 70:26:05:9D:31:85 Alias: LE_WH-1000XM2
[bluetooth]# trust 70:26:05:9D:31:85
Changing 70:26:05:9D:31:85 trust succeeded
[NEW] Device 4D:E9:CA:BF:05:3B 4D-E9-CA-BF-05-3B
[bluetooth]# connect 70:26:05:9D:31:85
Attempting to connect to 70:26:05:9D:31:85
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed

• When trying to connect in 'blueman-applet', error “unknown protocol” appears, and “systemctl status bluetooth.service” reports:

bluetoothd[23]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 70:26:05:9D:31:85: Protocol not available
bluetoothd[23]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 70:26:05:9D:31:85: Protocol not available

• Ensure package pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-freeworld or pulseaudio-module-bluetooth is installed.
• If you installed the package after starting pulseaudio or your Xorg session, then do this as user:

killall pulseaudio
pulseaudio --start

Install package blueman and run 'blueman-manager', for me that frontend was able to connect when 'bluetoothctl' could not.