Sunday debate: Is removing the headphone jack the way forward? Comments
- Dante Evans
- LC5
AnonD-630920, 21 Jan 2018I don't care whether iPhone X design afford headphone jack or not. What I want to ask you is, ... moreThat's right, igual agreed, well explained
- AnonD-375713
- P4m
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018no jack means less cables means less untangling means a happier me. Come on Daily reminder that my PC has like 20+ ports and I only use like 3 cables connected to it all the time. 4 when I use a mic or USB cable.
Having the jack doesn't impede you from using Bluetooth you know, I've been doing this since 2010. It's not like the presence of the jack mandates it to be used always
- Dante Evans
- LC5
I have 11 pairs of headphones of wich 10 of them are wired and just 1 is bluetooth and tha't 'cause they have too many isues with the only one i have is a Gear icon X but is 'cuase they are ligth weigth, pretty confortable, and they -beside Theodore regular use as a headphone- they could work as a standalone digital player and that's a big plus ir you ask me, the point here is that having options is good, and bluetooth headphones are good as an options but not as a norm, the idea that much of us have is "polyvalence", so the same hardware importante use here -my handset- importante want to use it in other areas, as my Walkmans, -many of them actually- and they could handle bluetooth headphones but is ridiculous to have a diferent headphone for a diferent divice when you could have something nice'n'easy that works with everything.
- AnonD-630920
- U@i
AnonD-1825, 21 Jan 2018IPhone X design wouldn't have been possible without losing headphone jack. If you want to keep... moreI don't care whether iPhone X design afford headphone jack or not. What I want to ask you is, Have you ever watch iPhone 7 headphone jack mod by Strange Part from YouTube? They don't add any extra components on the space where the jack should be, instead they put some plastic block in that precious little space. If you find this innovative and swallowed any excuses shove to your throat by Apple, then it's your choice.
- AnonD-152638
- mhB
Digital connection right to the headphones or higher quality DAC+Headphone amps, that can actually drive most headphones, those are great point for using the digital connector.
However, that doesn't mean removing the jack. It has been possible for a while, while still having the jack.
With the removal of the jack, one either need a lot of adaptors, or replace perfectly working headphones with new ones.
I usually have a couple of handsfree headphones with me, all the time. 1 pair that is weather resistant. And one pair that sounds good. At times I take even better headphones with me.
But there are cases when I know I'm not going to listen to music, so I only bring the weather resistant pair.
If I were to use an adapter, there is a risk that it would end up stuck to the wrong headphones at the end of the day, and if I then choose no to bring those the enxt day, I migth forget to bring the adapter. Therefor, I would need an adpater for each pair, to make sure that I can use my headphones.
The headphones I usually brings are affordable ones. If I were to replace them with new with a digital connector, those would be more expensive, and I might not feel comfortable to bring them with me all the time.
And then there is those adaptors. Or actually DAC+Headphone amps, in a small format.
While some offerings will be of high quality and with enough power in the headphone amp to actually drive good headphones, not all will be. It is highly likely that the one in the package with the phone, will be about the same level of what used to be built in.... thus not bringing any better audio quality.
- JEB
- 4m}
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018No it doesn't. It only means less choice but whatever you choce, there will still be cables. I... moreThe need to charge BT headphones annoys me too...until I tried the EDIFIER w830bt...Insane battery life! Plus BT sound quality is decent (it even has aptX) and I can use the 3.5mm jack if I want to. You can check it out.
- AnonD-508218
- 0iF
Love my 3.5 jack and freedom.
- the tech nerd
- sUU
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018Some are scared of change.. I remember a lot of resictance towards the removal of physical keys..Umm... Didn't people that touchpad in return of removal of keys, i remember the times when touch tech was not actually good, the reason why it was rejected, but touchpad was like thing for future at that time, wireless audio doesn't even come close to that, and honestly i don't want to spend any my money buying a dac too
- Anonymous
- mxt
I disagree. They keep on leaving out features and features and phones are even more expensive nowadays. First they takeout removable batteries, then memory expansion, irda, fm radio. Now even audio jack which is very useful since everyone has headphones or earbuds here and there...in car, office, home, gym sack... They're very unexpensive, standardised and useful. Quality is not an issue since you don't expect great quality with compressed audio files, cellular phones and such. You settle for them, for convenience
- the tech nerd
- sUU
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018Valid point. But the removal of minijack will push the tech faster forwardIt just occupies more space but it doesn't actually stop any innovation or anything, making phone little thicker is better than this bullshit, the real innovation required right now is in battery Department where things haven't improved much for a long time
- Anonymous
- 04e
AnonD-5197, 21 Jan 2018Moving forward? Definitely... but the real question is are we moving forward at the right pace?No not fast enough.
- the tech nerd
- sUU
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018No it doesn't. It only means less choice but whatever you choce, there will still be cables. I... moreKind of true, i don't want the headache of charging that too, i had to charge my earphones every 6 hours which was quite a headache, and problem with removing headphone jack is normal earphones cannot be used while charging, as dongle will be required hence I am not going to buy my next phone without headphone jack
- vrvly
- g5f
Finally found some decent site - .audiocheck.(guess the rest). For those having hi end wired earphones, to listen to below 20Hz bass tones. Because thats what you won't have in wireless ones. Wonder who will bring that to wireless first.
- Anonymous
- 04e
So when will we ditch the minijack? In 2044?
The iPhone leads the way in terms of sales, and when they ditch the minijack theres no going back.
- AnonD-731363
- SH3
This should be done loooooooooooong very long time ago.
It was the worst phone feature ever added.
- AnonD-731363
- SH3
AnonD-375713, 21 Jan 2018...The Internet and the high concentration of real stupidity has made me numb to sarcasm and i... moreMan its not a joke i was serious.
And Not everybody using BT ecause they can loose it like womans can loose earings.
- AnonD-731363
- SH3
s4f786, 21 Jan 2018People have eyes lol, when you cross a road you look left and right,earphones don't impair you... moreMan yes people have eyes but they are bind anyway and yet they have an eyes and still so many accidents caused by music each day.
What you want to say?
Last year in my country music killed over 100 people.
- AnonD-5197
- jg0
Moving forward? Definitely... but the real question is are we moving forward at the right pace?
- 3D Memorys
- ibe
Does anyone concern the lightning Apple headphone quality? I mean the tiny pins would be damaged quite easily. For those who concerns the quality and durability I advise them to take care the tiny pins otherwise better avoid it. 3.5mm jack is more quality and durable, Sony produce great audio quality too.
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