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I took a closer look at this new Beyerdynamic headset. The only question I still have is: is Bluetooth 6 comparable to old 2.4 GHz dongles in terms of latency? Has anyone had any experience with this? I'd be grateful for any insights.
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Toni Barth

Well, there isn't something like the old 2.4 GHZ dongles, since that just describes the frequency range the dongles communicate at, but not the protocols used. Usually those dongles try to minimize protocol overhead as much as possible, which Bluetooth traditionally doesn't really do. Also, those don't cap the bitrates as drastically and can use whichever codecs they like. So no, even BT6 doesn't do the one-digit latency values some headsets do with 2.4 GHZ dongles, yet.
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Toni Barth

The real question however should be: do we need to care? Only a few people will be able to notice the difference between 5 ms and 15 ms of latency anyway, so BT6 is already a huge step forward and will most likely be just enough for most people. The few people left will most likely be high-class e-sports people and high precision musicians. Maybe blind people who are used to low-latency TTS too, time will tell.
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Felix Steindorff

@ToniBarth Ok, good to know, but what is the difference in the protocols and codecs used between the two wireless standards? I don't imagine I can hear the difference between 5 and 15 ms, but I can tell the difference between 50 and 20. Hence the question of whether we are in the ultra-low range with both variants, or whether BT6 is still closer to 100 ms than 0.
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Toni Barth

There is no 2.4 GHZ standard. One headset could use a codec that is totally different from the other. And usually you don't find anything in tech specs about those anyway. BT6 should be rather close to 0 ms though. I don't have a BT6 device yet, obviously, but I'd expect latencies around 20 to 30 ms at best, since APTX LL can already do 50 to 70, if I remember correctly.
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