Once again, I've yet to experience the new aptX Lossless Audio codec on either of the Bose or Nura earbuds, but if the claims are true it will deliver uncompressed, bit-perfect CD-quality audio via compatible playback devices to stream 16-bit/44.1kHz, CD-quality audio over Bluetooth at data rates of up to 1,200kbps. Apple hasn't yet made any similar claim despite speculation that it is working on a big audio boost. Unlike the latest ANC rivals like the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II (also announced on September 7), and the NuraTrue Pro earbuds, which both also claim to offer Bluetooth 5.3, these models are likely to support Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless Audio codec as well.
The lack of any mention about it so far though means that it's looking like the AirPods Pro 2 could quickly be overshadowed by competitors offering higher resolution performance over Bluetooth. AirPods Pro 2: Lossless audio could still comeĪlthough the AirPods Pro 2 specifications (opens in new tab) claim support for Bluetooth version 5.3 that makes handling data transmissions more efficient, Apple is thought to be working on its own wireless codec transmission system for lossless audio. Right now though, it seems to be a little shortsighted given the current lossless codec advances elsewhere that are promising significant improvements for quality-audio fans. Given the AirPods Pro 2's inclusion of a more powerful H2 audio processing chip and amplification, and the aforementioned audio capability improvements, lossless audio could possibly come at a later date yet to be announced. Lossless codec support may still come in some future update, but Apple has not mentioned anything yet, and this was the one audio upgrade I was really hoping for. The Cupertino giant had been rumored to be introducing its own lossless audio codec on next-gen AirPods Pro that would allow the earbuds to playback music at a higher quality via compatible devices, but thus far that hasn't materialized.
Quality audio fans like myself are likely to be disappointed by the lack of clarification around lossless audio codec support
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