Bluetooth headphones sound terrible

I just purchased a pair of Philips SHB7000 bluetooth headphones and they sound absolutely terrible when paired with my Lenovo Yoga 10 tablet. Worse than an AM radio. But when I use these headphones with my PC or my Galaxy tab or my HTC One phone (all via bluetooth), it sounds great. When I try other bluetooth headphones with my Lenovo Yoga, they sound fine as well. It is this particular combination of this headphone with this tablet that it is unlistenable. Ironically, I bought these headphones specifically so I could watch videos and listen to music on the Lenovo Yoga, which is the one combination of device and headphones that does NOT work.
Any ideas why only this combo has a problem? I asked Philips and they were completely unhelpful and pointed the finger at Lenovo.

DigiMagic wrote:
It looks like this bug is known and not fixed for more than a year: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Android-Yoga-Series-Tablets/Yoga-10-very-bad-Bluetooth-sound-quality/m-...
I'm starting to think my next tablet is going to be from another manufacturer... :-(
Thanks for finding that older post. That's really disappointing but sadly, not surprising. I have to agree with you, my next tablet will definitely NOT be a Lenovo. I've had a lot of problems with this tablet, this being the latest problem. For example, I've found several apps that work with all my devices but not with the Lenovo. Like I can't use it for Hangouts and Skype. It also crashes a lot. Often times I go to use it and it has shut itself off and I have to boot it. And sometimes it won't charge because it starts draining faster than the charge, even when it is plugged into the outlet. So this tablet is really quite useless and I'm looking for a replacement.
Thanks for letting me vent...

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DigiMagic wrote:
It looks like this bug is known and not fixed for more than a year: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Android-Yoga-Series-Tablets/Yoga-10-very-bad-Bluetooth-sound-quality/m-...
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