- Apple has a lossless codec for wireless, ALAC that can do up to 24bit/192khz

- aptX can do 44/16 in other devices, Sony has LDAC at 24/96 too

- latency under <100ms is meaningless for pure audio listening, video players have latency compensation

We have amazing technology available today, at prices and quality unimaginable in the 80s. A $50 in-ear from a chinese hi-fi brand can give you an audio experience you couldn’t buy for thousands of dollars a decade ago. And there’s more and more analog hardware being designed and built as technology costs have fallen. You’re really missing out if you think things were better back then.