In 15 years, your country will start receiving our old shit and you can enjoy this "new" tech. That is, if you don't take our advice to kill yourself in the meantime, spammer.
It will still play Bluetooth so no devices will be obsolete. This seems like a good move, Bluetooth is lossy and wifi isn’t. Sort of like when 4k came out, why buy a 4k device like an AppleTV until you buy a 4k TV
Bluetooth is a transmission protocol not an encoding scheme. It will take whatever you want to send over it. But it's bandwidth-limited, so the encoding used for audio over bluetooth is lossy. Early Bluetooth topped out at something like 1.2mbps, which is just shy of enough for CD audio (44.1kHz, 16-bit stereo is 1.4mbps). THAT'S why a lot of audio devices use lossy encoding for Bluetooth.
However, current Bluetooth standards are in the 25-50mbps range, which can theoretically handle 96kHz, 32-bit 7.1 channel audio (24.5mbps). More than enough for standard CD or DVD audio, which tends to max out at 48kHz and 5.1 channels.
tl;dr - Bluetooth as a standard does not mean "lossy", the encoding of the data sent over it determines that.
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 4 points 2 monthsFeb 12, 2025 15:48:01 ago (+4/-0)
This is the reason Bluetooth exists: low-power data that is sufficient for most uses. Audiophiles' niche uses aren't going to change this.
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Why Usb2 Is Still A Thing, Good Enough
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[ - ] mikenigger 0 points 2 monthsFeb 12, 2025 18:25:11 ago (+0/-0)
more like XWANK, anything past 44.1 KHz is marketing wank
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[ - ] SteppingRazor 0 points 2 monthsFeb 12, 2025 15:42:26 ago (+0/-0)
Sort of like when 4k came out, why buy a 4k device like an AppleTV until you buy a 4k TV
[ + ] uvulectomy
[ - ] uvulectomy 2 points 2 monthsFeb 12, 2025 19:41:24 ago (+2/-0)
Bluetooth is a transmission protocol not an encoding scheme. It will take whatever you want to send over it. But it's bandwidth-limited, so the encoding used for audio over bluetooth is lossy. Early Bluetooth topped out at something like 1.2mbps, which is just shy of enough for CD audio (44.1kHz, 16-bit stereo is 1.4mbps). THAT'S why a lot of audio devices use lossy encoding for Bluetooth.
However, current Bluetooth standards are in the 25-50mbps range, which can theoretically handle 96kHz, 32-bit 7.1 channel audio (24.5mbps). More than enough for standard CD or DVD audio, which tends to max out at 48kHz and 5.1 channels.
tl;dr - Bluetooth as a standard does not mean "lossy", the encoding of the data sent over it determines that.