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Bluetooth Codecs Compared: LDAC 990kbps and Real Compression

Bluetooth codecs move anywhere from 160kbps (LC3) to 990kbps (LDAC) — a sixfold spread. Measured against a 1,411kbps CD stream, SBC keeps 23% of the original and even LDAC's top mode keeps only 70%.

AudioAug 30, 20265 min

Bluetooth Codecs Compared — SBC, AAC, aptX and LDAC by the Numbers

LDAC's 990kbps is 70% of a CD's data rate; AAC's 256kbps is 18%. But iPhones stop at AAC, and LDAC drops to 330kbps when conditions are poor. Here is every codec converted against the source.

AudioJul 29, 20265 min