The expectation is that those who value hi-res and lossless audio will buy the Ultra Earbuds instead.īose also told me that its Ultra products have the hardware to support Bluetooth LE Audio, including the Auracast broadcast feature, but that these features won’t be turned on in products’ software until there is wider support for LE Audio among smartphones and other devices. In 2022, Bose said that it would add Snapdragon Sound to the QCE II in 2023, however company spokespeople told me that this is now looking unlikely. Hi-res, lossless, and LE Audioīose’s use of the Snapdragon Sound platform will support aptX Lossless, for a true rendition of CD-quality 16-bit/44.1 kHz sound, however its aptX Adaptive implementation of hi-res audio will be limited to 24-bit/48kHz.
I attended a demo of the new system in Brooklyn, N.Y., and it definitely matches that description. I’m told that the goal is to recreate the experience of sitting in the sweet spot between two stereo speakers that are in front of your listening position. “Motion,” on the other hand, keeps the improved soundstage of spatial audio, but disables head tracking for when you’re moving around - head-tracked spatial audio can be a bit disorienting when you’re not sitting still.īose’s version of spatial audio is a bit more conservative than some other approaches. Nothing might launch new hi-res earbuds at CES under the XO brandīose QuietComfort Earbuds II hands-on: stunningly quietīose calls the head-tracked mode of immersive audio “still” - as in, when you’re not moving around, the head tracking locks the music in space, giving you a greater sense of realism. $2,199 Hed Unity Wi-Fi headphones are the first to offer lossless hi-res audio
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