Upon coming up on sound guys article it became apparent why Apple has cut the cord. Their compression is top notch - I have experimented with various bt headset

Upon coming up on sound guys article it became apparent why Apple has cut the cord. Their compression is top notch - I have experimented with various bt headsets/headphone/bt-amps. Apple AAC implementation keeps layering and detail much more compared to AptX HD counterparts - using same devices across the range.