Same issue here. Weird thing is, it worked flawlessly the first day, but it's been skipping frequently since the second one.
Clevo W740SU (rebranded as Schenker S413) notebook with Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth controller Sony SRS-BTX300 Bluetooth loudspeakers Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit Linux kerner v. 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Pulseaudio v. 1:4.0-0ubuntu11 libbluetooth3 v. 4.101-0ubuntu13 Music played by Quod Libet v. 3.0.2-3, configured with alsasink device=pulse Syslog messages: May 8 11:25:42 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 18573 us (= 3276 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:29:38 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 74848 us (= 13200 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:30:04 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 72893 us (= 12856 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:30:20 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 15928 us (= 2808 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:31:33 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 35423 us (= 6248 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:32:06 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 207527 us (= 36604 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:32:16 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 349828 us (= 61708 bytes) in audio stream May 8 11:34:16 twobytwo pulseaudio[2411]: [bluetooth] module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 134223 us (= 23676 bytes) in audio stream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405294 Title: a2dp skips terribly Status in PulseAudio sound server: New Status in “bluez” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: As I upgraded to the Karmic alpha, bluetooth audio (via a2dp) stopped working properly. It was working fine in Jaunty. My headphones are detected and configured by pulse, but the audio skips as if it's spending half of each second paused. Music is buffered so that after I click stop on rhythmbox (or whatever--it happens with whatever player I use) the audio continues until it's caught up. syslog is full of the following lines: Jul 27 08:55:45 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: alsa-source.c: Increasing minimal latency to 1.00 ms Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 15128 us (= 2668 bytes) in audio stream Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 36586 us (= 6452 bytes) in audio stream Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 35593 us (= 6276 bytes) in audio stream Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 36597 us (= 6452 bytes) in audio stream Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 32601 us (= 5748 bytes) in audio stream Jul 27 08:55:46 carlin1 pulseaudio[3218]: module-bluetooth-device.c: Skipping 32589 us (= 5748 bytes) in audio stream This is with bluez 4.45-0ubuntu4 pulseaudio 1:0.9.15-4ubuntu2 0 pulseaudio version 1:0.9.16~test2-0ubuntu1~ppa3 from ubuntu-audio-dev didn't help. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/405294/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp