2025 Consumer Audio: Highlights and Underwhelming Trends

The year 2025 saw significant advancements in consumer audio, including Spotify's long-awaited lossless audio launch and the rise of open-ear earbuds. However, widespread adoption of promising technologies like Auracast remained largely underwhelming, presenting a mixed landscape for audio enthusiasts.

• Spotify finally launched lossless audio for Premium users at no extra cost.
• Open-ear earbuds saw significant growth and sound quality improvements.
• Auracast adoption remained underwhelming despite phone support.
• Google Translate expanded live headphone translation to any earbuds via beta.
• Affordable high-quality 'audiophile' gear became more accessible to consumers.

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