: 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 speaker includes Bluetooth 5.2 support with AAC, SBC, and LDAC codecs for stable wireless playback and enhanced quality.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
What’s more, Bluetooth LE Audio supports high-quality, low-power audio streaming with audio codecs like LDAC and LC3.
Auracast Support
The AH-C840NCW earbuds also support Auracast.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Both models support Google Fast Pair and Bluetooth multipoint pairing with up to two simultaneous connections, and both support the AAC, LDAC, and SBC codecs.
—PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Immersive Audio formats supported: Dolby Atmos, DTS-X. Audio codecs: SBC, LC3, AAC Mpeg4, ALAC, FLAC, LPCM, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WMA9.
Inputs and outputs: Wireless inputs, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.
Bluetooth version: 5.3 (5.1 Bluetooth classic).
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
What’s more, Bluetooth LE Audio supports high-quality, low-power audio streaming with audio codecs like LDAC and LC3.
Auracast Support
The AH-C840NCW earbuds also support Auracast.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Both models support Google Fast Pair and Bluetooth multipoint pairing with up to two simultaneous connections, and both support the AAC, LDAC, and SBC codecs.
—PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Immersive Audio formats supported: Dolby Atmos, DTS-X. Audio codecs: SBC, LC3, AAC Mpeg4, ALAC, FLAC, LPCM, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WMA9.
Inputs and outputs: Wireless inputs, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.
Bluetooth version: 5.3 (5.1 Bluetooth classic).
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Codec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codec. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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