With the rise in popularity of wireless headphones and earbuds, a lot of technical terms have come along with them. From wireless charging to Bluetooth multipoint, wear sensors, ANC and transparency, ...

This post will show you how to check Bluetooth Codec in Windows 11/10. Bluetooth Audio Codecs determine how Bluetooth transmits from the source device to your Bluetooth device. These encode and decode ...

In this article, we will describe how to check installed Codecs on Windows 11/10. In the word codec, the first two letters stand for compression and the last three letters stand for decompression.

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Still gaming or streaming music over SBC like it’s 2005? Get the real scoop on which Bluetooth codecs — AAC, aptX, LDAC, or LHDC — are actually worth your ears. If you’re streaming hi-res audio tracks ...