First announced in 2020, the LE Audio spec has now been completed
Bluetooth audio’s biggest upgrade in years is coming soon to headphones
Submitted 2 years ago by realcaseyrollins to Tech
Submitted 2 years ago by realcaseyrollins to Tech
First announced in 2020, the LE Audio spec has now been completed
Ytho@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
Seems like another propietary codec from Frauenhofer that phone and headset producers can pay licencing fees for. From the few tidbits of actual reviews and tech specs, it seems the BT SIG had to use an outdated version of OPUS and misconfigure it to have a fighting chance when it came to audio quality comparisons.
And why a "plus"-version? Seems like it's a native extension to the codec. So people are literally buying a gimped product if they get the standard pack?
I got excited for this until I understood what it was. Thanks for sharing though.
realcaseyrollins 2 years ago
Bluetooth LE is something that's existed for awhile, but since the specs weren't finalized people stopped making new devices with them IIRC...the specs being completed is a good thing
Ytho@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
That's true and you got a good point. Maybe I'm just jaded at all the proprietary stuff, especially when there's a world class open source alternative available. If it were the exact same thing but with OPUS instead of LC3 I'd probably cheer.