When wireless stereo headphones first appeared, there was only one Bluetooth codec: SBC, or sub-band codec. And to this day, if your phone, computer, headphones, or earbuds only supports one codec ...

If you use the headphones with an iOS device – like an iPhone or iPad – you won’t have the benefit of LDAC and the headphones will revert to using the basic SBC audio codec. Although SBC can ...

LE Audio requires the LC3 codec which supports scaling from 345kbps to just 16kbps while ensuring high-quality audio in both congested radio environments and at long distances. LC3 is both higher ...