[thefallenangelx]

Is there any way Fiio could at least add aptx HD support via firmware upgrade? @FiiO

Hiby confirmed that new R6 2020 does not support Aptx adaptive despite having the codec listed and selectable from Developer menu.

 

[anethema]

Is there any way Fiio could at least add aptx HD support via firmware upgrade? @FiiO

Hiby confirmed that new R6 2020 does not support Aptx adaptive despite having the codec listed and selectable from Developer menu.

No, the qualcomm chip supports what it supports.

 

[ClieOS]

I am in the process of acquiring some Type-C adapter that support aptx Adaptive. You can add aptx Adaptive to any device that support USB DAC that way.

 

[thefallenangelx]

No, the qualcomm chip supports what it supports.

And that’s why it should at least support Aptx HD. Right?

I am in the process of acquiring some Type-C adapter that support aptx Adaptive. You can add aptx Adaptive to any device that support USB DAC that way.

That looks nice? You mean i could add it to my hiby R6 usbc and than stream via aptx adaptive? Can you give me its link (PM is also ok).

 

[ClieOS]

That looks nice? You mean i could add it to my hiby R6 usbc and than stream via aptx adaptive? Can you give me its link (PM is also ok).

I can give you the link, though you'll need to be able to buy thing from Taobao first.

https://m.tb.cn/h.f6OYqYS?sm=0848a5

 

[ClieOS]

@FiiO you guys might also want to consider stocking these aptx Adaptive adapter on your Ali store. I am sure plenty of people will want one.

 

[thefallenangelx]

I can give you the link, though you'll need to be able to buy thing from Taobao first.

https://m.tb.cn/h.f6OYqYS?sm=0848a5

Thanks! I’ll check on Aliexpress, maybe they have there too…

 

[FiiO]

Is there any way Fiio could at least add aptx HD support via firmware upgrade? @FiiO

Hiby confirmed that new R6 2020 does not support Aptx adaptive despite having the codec listed and selectable from Developer menu.

The engineer told me that the Qualcomm company does not support about that currently, so APTX HD may not be added for UTWS5, sorry.

Best regards

 

[Daedalus1116]

Is it worth getting the UTWS5 over the UTWS3 if my phone only supports standard Aptx? Do the higher SNR and lower noise floor of the UTWS5 even matter when Aptx itself has a much worse SNR and noise floor than what the UTWS3 already provides?

 

[thefallenangelx]

The engineer told me that the Qualcomm company does not support about that currently, so APTX HD may not be added for UTWS5, sorry.

Best regards

I don’t understand how all the neck BT adapters have AptxHD and LDAC and no TWS adapter has anything past Aptx…

At this point cost/performance ratio would be better to buy a necklace adapter then.

 

[HipHopScribe]

I don’t understand how all the neck BT adapters have AptxHD and LDAC and no TWS adapter has anything past Aptx…

At this point cost/performance ratio would be better to buy a necklace adapter then.

You only need one chip for a necklace style adapter, you need two chip working together for TWS. I imagine that makes it a bigger challenge for higher bandwidth codecs like LDAC and AptX HD, especially in terms of signal strength and stability.

There are non-Qualcomm based TWS earphones that support LDAC, so it's possible, but I don't know how performance is and Qualcomm likely doesn't want to add LDAC support since it's a rival codec

 

[C_Lindbergh]

Yes would love one of those APTX adpative USB-adapters! That would mean I could use Bluetooth for everything expect maybe competitive gaming

 

[sharkshark]

The engineer told me that the Qualcomm company does not support about that currently, so APTX HD may not be added for UTWS5, sorry.

Best regards

Woaah, wait a sec... I understood that APTX-adaptive was downwards compatible and inclusive of HD. Can you please confirm then a few things:

- on the M-15, will these connect as APT-X HD?
- on the Samsung S21 will there be any improvement for mic/call quality?

 

[Daedalus1116]

Woaah, wait a sec... I understood that APTX-adaptive was downwards compatible and inclusive of HD. Can you please confirm then a few things:

- on the M-15, will these connect as APT-X HD?
- on the Samsung S21 will there be any improvement for mic/call quality?

According to this, if your device doesn't explicitly support Aptx Adaptive you'll only get standard Aptx.
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones...ptx_adaptive_codec_isnt_backwards_compatible/

 

[HipHopScribe]

Woaah, wait a sec... I understood that APTX-adaptive was downwards compatible and inclusive of HD. Can you please confirm then a few things:

- on the M-15, will these connect as APT-X HD?
- on the Samsung S21 will there be any improvement for mic/call quality?

The UTWS5s don't support AptX HD in any way, that's been confirmed. I believe AptX Adaptive is backward compatible in the sense that if your receiving device supports AptX HD and your sending device supports AptX Adaptive, then your receiving device will get AptX HD. But it doesn't work the other way, so an AptX HD sending device won't send AptX HD to an AptX Adaptive device, so AptX HD from the M15 won't work on the UTWS5