: a device or software system that can digitize and often compress an audio or video signal for transmission (as over a telephone line) and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception
To permit satellite communication through such a compact antenna, an electronic device called a voice coder-decoder—or codec—translates speech into a digital signal.—
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The headset supports Bluetooth 5.4, the SBC codec only, and Bluetooth multipoint for up to two connections.
—PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
As pioneers of Lossless Bluetooth, iFi has equipped Valkyrie with the latest flagship Qualcomm chipset to provide CD-quality audio using the aptX Lossless codec as well as Hi-Res playback using LDAC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
These new earbuds are compatible with a wide range of Hi-Res Bluetooth audio codecs including aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, Snapdragon Sound, LDAC, LHDC and AAC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The earphones support Bluetooth 5.3 and the basic AAC and SBC codecs, as well as the high-resolution LDAC codec, which is a nice surprise.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
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PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
As pioneers of Lossless Bluetooth, iFi has equipped Valkyrie with the latest flagship Qualcomm chipset to provide CD-quality audio using the aptX Lossless codec as well as Hi-Res playback using LDAC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
These new earbuds are compatible with a wide range of Hi-Res Bluetooth audio codecs including aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, Snapdragon Sound, LDAC, LHDC and AAC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The earphones support Bluetooth 5.3 and the basic AAC and SBC codecs, as well as the high-resolution LDAC codec, which is a nice surprise.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Codec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codec. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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