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Tammy Rogers

Wi-Fi connected headphones are coming — here's why it matters

Sonos Ace headphones with case.

Music formats for audio nerds are perhaps one of the most contentious audio problems around. Do you want Flac, WAV... the argument is long, tedious and completely unending. What is less contentious is the nature of lossless and lossy audio — when you have a lossless track, you get more data, which means more potential for greater detail, more spaciousness and even more definition. There is just one issue.

Wireless headphones. As much as the sound gains from a pair of wired headphones is always going to better a pair of wireless ones, they are also less convenient. But a Bluetooth connection simply isn't good enough to carry a lossless track, lacking the bandwidth for much larger files. The lossless audio playing wireless headphones is like the holy grail of audiophiles.

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