#SBC

The Bluetooth Audio Ceiling: Beyond the Spec Sheet, Your Phone Is the Real Bottleneck

From SBC to LDAC, a Bluetooth codec's bit rate, bit depth, and sample rate determine the upper limit of your headphones' sound quality — but Apple devices only recognize AAC and SBC, meaning no matter how high-end your headphones are, you can't tap into it. Android users, on the other hand, can actually switch codecs themselves.