apt-X audio coding
apt-X key features:
•Blind listening tests with industry reference audiences have shown that apt-X over Bluetooth is indistinguishable from audio delivered over wired technology. Unlike psychoacoustic-based technologies such as MP3 or AAC, apt-X can be used to transport audio without degrading the audio quality. With MPEG/AAC compression, the encoding process is destructive and content perceived as “irrelevant” is discarded. apt-X transparent, non-destructive approach ensures that every frequency present in the original signal is preserved in the encoded and decoded signal.
•Dynamic range of > 92 dB for 16 bit audio and > 120 dB for 24 bit audio.
•The overall framework of apt-X ensures a high degree of resilience to random bit errors, with the bit error response well matched to the audi- tory response of the human ear. apt-X employs connection and synchronization techniques to ensure a robust connection and enable delivery of audio even under stressful conditions.
•Shortest processing delay of any professional audio compression tech- nology. Many current wireless devices suffer from unwanted delays which cause lip-sync issues, apt-X can enable real-time delivery of wire- less audio ensuring seamless integration when used with video devices.
•apt-X encoded audio fits neatly within the available bandwidth of wireless transmission standards to offer an efficient solution for band- width-restricted connections.