kelly200269
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Bluetooth 4.2?
Where did you hear about Apt-X being dropped, the specs on the Sony Global site simply mentions Bluetooth NFC, not specific codecs supported. I read an article that Sony is going to try to license LDAC to other manufacturers and Apt-X has finalized Apt-X HD with some products supporting it already announced.
I just did some research and found some interesting stuff on the future of bluetooth. Sony's new SRS-ZR5 supports the latest Bluetooth spec version 4.2. This new spec has alot of updates to it. including direct internet connection capability, greater security and higher transmission speeds. It appears that Apt-X is not part of the new specification. Whether it has been dropped all together or has been renamed is unclear. I would imagine that the new spec would be backward compatible with Apt-X given how many Apt-X codec supported devices there are.
Specific bluetooth codecs supported by the A30 and WM models are not mentioned in the specifications. It could mean that Sony will be releasing these new DAP's with Bluetooth 4.2 or perhaps at some point with a firmware update. It should be interesting to see what this could mean for bluetooth going forward.
I don't think the NW-ZX2 supports Apt-X either, only LDAC (I used to own one, and should have tried it myself, but didn't get around to it.)
And support for Apt-X is missing from the descriptions of the latest lines of Walkman's, unlike the current line-up. Both my A15 and Z100 support Apt-X, which is one of the reasons I bought them.