PixelSquish
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No it changes to 660kbps mid song or after a few songs. For example I'll play my Playlist and while listening I'll check bitrate and it will read 990kbps. Then a few moments (a few songs later) and it will now read 660kbps. I just don't check via developer options but I also check via the app (both say 660kbps).
Lastly, we all hear a difference until you double abx test (i used the very detailed unique melody Mest mk2 mostly). The difference goes away immediately. It's called the placebo effect.
Try it. Download foobar 2000. Get a lossless flac file that you know very well (every detail) and convert it to 256kbps aac (using iTunes). Place both files in and do the test (use very revealing expensive headphones /iems).
I and many I know have done this test many many times over the years (since 2010) with $1000+ headphones (iems and full sized). No one ever passed.
I also had friends and family switch Bluetooth codecs (blind test) while I was listening. I and they failed those blind tests as well (I guessed everytime and couldn't tell a difference).
But strangely the difference comes back in AB comparison (and I swear that aptx sounds slightly better than even 990kbps ldac, sue me).
I'm with you. I am fine with aptX - I do like seeing aptX HD but either way, those make me happy. LDAC is just more of a battery hog. We are on TWS buds, nobody is hearing differences besides placebo in their head stuff.
On my desktop setup (in my sig) I can hear the difference between Spotifi high quality and Tidal lossless easily. Often times though it's a lot of treble frequency area 'noise' that honestly doesn't sound good that the lossless gives me, so it's not even better.