Until two pairs of Bluetooth headphones can be simultaneously paired with a single audio source, the technology lags behind those stereo splitters that kids in the 80s used to share the output from their Walkman.
EDIT: It's been implemented in some of the latest Bluetooth specs! Thanks to everyone who shared their knowledge/research of that.
I've dropped some links here: https://eldritch.cafe/@HauntedOwlbear/116562932020469417
And there are more in the replies.
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