Hidden Gems in Hi-Fi
📡 Part II: Fidelity Externalized – RF as the Hidden Gem
In the wireless world, Bluetooth is the household name. It pairs with phones, powers earbuds, and travels with us everywhere. RF headphones, by contrast, are nearly forgotten—anchored to living rooms and desktops, rarely seen in public. Yet they quietly preserve something Bluetooth has never achieved: lossless, full-bandwidth wireless audio. To understand RF’s value, we must…
🎧 Part I: Fidelity Bottleneck – How Bluetooth Became the Default, and RF Was Forgotten
In today’s wireless world, Bluetooth is the lingua franca of listening. It’s embedded in every phone, every laptop, every wearable. The ritual is universal: pair, play, move on. But beneath this seamless convenience lies a quiet compromise—one that most listeners never notice, and few ever question. Meanwhile, RF headphones—once a staple of home audio—have faded…
