Counterclockwise: old tech repurposed
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- Anonymous
- Ix1
- 16 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019Nothing beats freedom, and Bluetooth gives you freedom to m... moreYou're right, nothing beats freedom. Like, the freedom to choose whether you want to use wired headphones or wireless headphones. Last I checked, phones with headphone jacks still have Bluetooth, and so can choose what to use.
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- Vegetaholic
- nFh
- 24 Apr 2019
AnonD-731363, 14 Apr 2019Killing the jack to use more bluetooth the only good idea. ... moreLol, if it is not broken dont fix it. 3.5mm jack destroyes any wireless bluetooth earphones or head sets, plus convenience just to not worry about charging another item in your life is blessing. Fxxx wireless listening with all its negativities just keep 3.5mm jack and be happy
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 18 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2019Yeah, I watch YouTube when outside with my phablet connecte... moreI have recently sony android 55" HDR 4K and netflix in HDR looks so beautiful, best of all, it accompany my yamaha RX-V577 which is a 7.2 home cinema amp with 6 hdmi (shame it's not hdr compatible, but it's 4k passthrough) configed to 5.1 with tannoy eclipse 2 floor standers and tannoy eclipse centre, cambridge audio minx 2 as rears.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2019Four hours your ear is suffering. My Jabra Bluetooth ear b... moreYeah, I watch YouTube when outside with my phablet connected to my Bluetooth ear buds for freedom to move around without the tangling wires and when I reach home, it's time to rest my ears and watch YouTube on a big screen connected to home theater sound system.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019i do, i listened for 2 hours from commute home to work, in ... moreFour hours your ear is suffering.
My Jabra Bluetooth ear buds can last 5 hours working on your ears.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019i do, i listened for 2 hours from commute home to work, in ... moreWow that's a long travel form work to home and vice versa, you are wasting a total of 4 hours on travel plus 8 hours at work equals 12 hours. You are spending half of your day outside and when you reach home it's time to go to bed. Hope you still have time to bond with your family.
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- Hildr
- 0FD
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019i can believe you have dissing audiophile grade phone dp-cm... moreWell, I'm not that an audiophile, and I Believe you about this phone. My point in first place was just to say we do not loose anything by having to use and adaptor rather than having a jack port with a poorly integrated DAC like we have in the vast majority of phone, we could even have a better sound (not a lot better, but a good enought for everyone) since some phone had really poor quality sound output. Obvisouly, there are/were niche phone with good integrated audio part, but it's not the case of your average phone from Samsung, apple, huawei, or any other brand that will focus on what is easily seen by the crowd and not really the internal that will do the difference for a few.
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- imparanoic
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- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2019You said Bluetooth earphones is pain to charge every 2 hour... morei do, i listened for 2 hours from commute home to work, in fact, i listened for 2 hours and i will listen another 2 hours from work to home, thats 4 hours a day
if you have the time, people like to things which they show passion with, in my case, listen to music and play video games
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 17 Apr 2019
Hildr, 17 Apr 2019I am not sure the integrated DAC on last year phone with 3.... morei can believe you have dissing audiophile grade phone dp-cmx1, they use ES9018C2M DAC X2 and ESS 9601K OP-Amp which are awesome sound chics, but they are also a bit bulky and used in professional audio equipment, sacd, bluray players and home cinema amps, it's rare to see them in a portable device.
pointless chating to you, it's like comparing someone who only drives a 1.2 sohc car with 80bhp (such your truely wireless ) which only does 0-60mph in 14secs in performance terms to an 330 bhp mk7 golf r which does 0-60mph in 4.7 secs!! (dp-cmx1)
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- Hildr
- 0FD
- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2019Ok sound Guru, not everyone here understand all your terms.... moreIf only it existed a whole database accessible by everyone and that would allow anyone to learn something they didn't know the previous day, it would be awesomeÂ…
Without being a native English speaker and without knowing a lot about audio stuff I could translate it to you:
"It's true the usb-C allows to have the digital to analog converter into an adaptor that can be swapped for better quality, rather than being stuck with the sometime poor choice of the manufacturer when there is a 3.5mm jack port. But the dongle that are given with the phones, and the small adaptors we can found everywhere, have often a small and cheap DAC and the result is not that good. A better solution would be using a more Professional DAC but it would be not practical since it's big."
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 20198 years of product life...
Before it reaches that end of l... moregood decent products last a long time, i have brand new 1987 pc engine game sealed and brand new, like music or films, old decent stuff are timeless
i have a marantz cd player cd67se and marantz pm66se amp and tannoy m2 speakers (they are in storage), they sound good and it will put any bluetooth speaker and mini hifi to shame, like fine wine and classic cars.
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- Hildr
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- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019but the biggest difference is the quality of the dac on sta... moreI am not sure the integrated DAC on last year phone with 3.5mm jack port (for example) were better than the "small and cheap" one we can find on actual adaptator, I would even say it's exactly the same if not worse for some phone and dongle. There are really few review with lab test of the sound output of that kind of port.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019I own a high resolution walkman NW-ZX100 which has 40 Hours... moreYou said Bluetooth earphones is pain to charge every 2 hours, that is why I ask who the hell listen to music for 2 hours continuously.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019I own a high resolution walkman NW-ZX100 which has 40 Hours... more8 years of product life...
Before it reaches that end of life span, it will be way outdated.
New product with latest features will be available.
But you are still stuck with the outdated product.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019I own a high resolution walkman NW-ZX100 which has 40 Hours... moreYou listen half hour, then no problem with ear buds power since it will be charge after putting to its case. And by the time you are about to use it again, it will fully charged.
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2019Every two hours? I am using Jabra Bluetooth ear buds and t... moreI own a high resolution walkman NW-ZX100 which has 40 Hours battery life, i charge every week (note 700-800 charges loss of battery capacity 60% will be around 8 years of the product life of this item), assuming day of rest of sunday ( i have kids no chance to listen), that means i listen to music at moderate volume on average 6 half hours every day, note i use balanced armatures (which high end earphones uses, unlikely use dynamic drivers which needs are and leak exterior sound) are sealed so i don't have to turn the volume high and protect my ears
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019but the biggest difference is the quality of the dac on sta... moreOk sound Guru, not everyone here understand all your terms.
Why not make them simple and don't treat every one here the same as your knowledge level when it comes to sound.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 17 Apr 2019but truely wireless don't sound very good and it's pain to ... moreEvery two hours?
I am using Jabra Bluetooth ear buds and they don't require to be charged every two hours. Come on! Don't say things if you are not sure.
My ear buds stay on up to more than 5 hours continuously before charging. If they are in the case they automatically charge. So every time I take them out they are fully charged.
And who the hell is listening to music for two hours continuously. Be kind to your ears, let them rest for a while.
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 17 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 16 Apr 2019I don't mind, as long as it gives me freedom to move around... morebut truely wireless don't sound very good and it's pain to charge it every 2 hours
that's why i prefer dongles/receivers for wireless, super high quality sound and allow you to reference earphones and headphones via 3.5mm unbalanced and 2.5mm unbalanced output
such audio technia at-pha55bt and astell and kern xb10 ( which is being discontinued and cost HK$400 (US$60) in Hong Kong at the moment!! normally cost US$130/GBP110
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- imparanoic
- U$3
- 17 Apr 2019
Hildr, 16 Apr 2019Because a USB-C to 3.5mm jack is not a simple cable but hav... morebut the biggest difference is the quality of the dac on standard issue usb/lightning -> 3.5mm what you with a phone are literally crap in sound quality but small and convenient, as the internal dac are cheap and not designed for quality sound, better if you replace the 3.5mm adaptors with a cyrus sound key or audioquest dragon fly, but the cables are messy and it will sound awesome
what we really need is a sucessor to Onkyo (asia only) DP-CMX1 phone with lovely audiophile sound and modern flagship system on a chip and 2.5mm or 4.4mm balance as well as 3.5mm unbalanced