tinyman392
Be nice to noobs, we were all noobs at one point in our life.
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So a minute or two before you posted this I found this from Qobuz:
“Does Bluetooth allow me to listen in Hi-Res?
We remind you that a Studio Premier or Studio Sublime subscription is required to enjoy this streaming quality, and that the Hi-Res option must be selected in the settings of your Qobuz application.
Bluetooth compresses sound and does not accurately reproduce the Hi-res quality offered by Qobuz as part of its Studio Premier and Studio Sublime subscriptions.
AptX HD Bluetooth offers a higher quality than standard bluetooth but is also not lossless. This technology is compatible with certain smartphones and some Hi-Fi devices. To discover the aptX HD- compatible devices, click here.“
They are not saying there is NO improvement, but regardless I think this is pretty damning for BT and Qobuz (and probably Tidal too, even though my cheap DAC is compatible w/MQA).
I appreciate your candidness about a/b comparisons. The best I could do in the early 2000s was hearing a slight difference 128 vs.192 (I never compared to lossless - didn’t care then). I do think even though my ears aren’t quite as good, what I CAN hear is better with better equipment. But BT remains a step back, as I’ve read over and over. I think my question was wishful thinking. ☺
There are also differences between APT-X codecs as well with APT-X HD being capable of the highest bitrates. However, LDAC apparently nearly doubles that. HWA (supported in the Ananda BT) also exists too as a competitor to LDAC.
Edit: granted you'd need devices (both source and host) that support these codecs.
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