Oppo may have set a new standard for wire-free hi-fi (and crucially, earbuds), after it unveiled a new Bluetooth chip it claims is capable of lossless hi-res audio. Developed in-house, the company says its new MariSilicon Y SoC can transmit 24-bit/192kHz audio, which is above the bit depth and sampling rate of CDs – a feat that Oppo says is a first for the industry.  Oppo claims the new chipset is able to increase Bluetooth bandwidth by a massive 50% compared with the highest spec Bluetooth SoCs that are currently on the market.
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