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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Harry McKerrell

Dear audio manufacturers, please standardise your Bluetooth pairing processes!

JBL Flip 7 closeup of buttons including Bluetooth and power.

It was a glorious day when the tech world decided to standardise all cable connections.

Thanks in part to a drive from the European Union, it has become increasingly rare to see anything other than a USB-C connection on most standard audio devices, from portable speakers and wireless speakers to digital music players, wireless headphones and earbuds.

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