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Bluetooth audio has evolved significantly since its 1999 origins. The shift from Bluetooth Classic to LE Audio (Bluetooth 5.2) introduces isochronous transport, the LC3 codec, and new broadcast capabilities via Auracast. LC3 delivers better audio quality at roughly half the bitrate of SBC, while Connected Isochronous Streams (CIS) enable precise scheduling and power-efficient radio sleep cycles. These advances benefit hearing aids (longer battery life, binaural streaming), gaming headsets (stereo voice at up to 32 kHz with low latency), and public broadcast scenarios (one-to-many audio up to 100m outdoors). The article also covers testing methodologies using anthropomorphic fixtures and Audio Precision's Bluetooth 5 module for validating LE Audio devices.

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