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I don't like asking idiot questions like this... (It annoys me a little when other people ask them.)

But I'm kind of interested in acquiring some A2DP headphones; I haven't put the money out yet because of the less-than-perfect results with ARM-based encoding to date. (I'd rather deal with steady poor-quality results from HSP than high-quality with intermittent lapses from A2DP.) Does this result in what you'd consider "glitch-free" playback yet? (I'm aware that HSP or even analog outputs do have occasional glitches under heavy CPU/net load; that's where the "idiot question" label applies... I just mean to the same level of reliability as those, not perfect regardless of usage.) If not, do you have a rough estimate of how much better this is than ARM-codec A2DP?

With my new tablet PC (which speaks A2DP), it seems the investment in A2DP cans isn't a complete waste anyway; I can use them HSP with the N800 and A2DP with the PC, so I suppose any feedback on N800 quality will just alter the time until I break down and buy, but I'd still like to know.

Thanks!