Counterclockwise: old tech repurposed
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- AnonD-731363
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- 17 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 15 Apr 2019bluetooth 4.x uses the same bitrate as 20 year bluetooth, n... moreYour facts matters nothing to companies which going to kill jack anyway.
They dont care i dont care and you should too not care.
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- Hildr
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- 16 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 16 Apr 2019It is as simple as using a USB type C to 3.5mm adaptor.
Wh... moreBecause a USB-C to 3.5mm jack is not a simple cable but have a DAC inside and that's what I'm talking about ;) The DAC (digital to analog converter) is what transform your digital signal from USB-c to analog one used in headphone.
There is Always a DAC somewhere since all music now is digital (unless you're playing a vinyle). It can be Inside the phone (for the one with a jack port) Inside the dongle (for usb-C to 3.5mm adaptor) or Inside the earphone, for Wireless ones.
You can choose the adaptor, so the DAC, and so the quality. It's not complicated, it's how it works ;)
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 16 Apr 2019
Hildr, 16 Apr 2019Dunno why no one understand that no Jack port = no integrat... moreIt is as simple as using a USB type C to 3.5mm adaptor.
Why make things complicated?
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 16 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 16 Apr 2019but how many bluetooth 5.0 earphones products ? less than 3... moreI don't mind, as long as it gives me freedom to move around without the messy wires being caught on the things around.
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- 16 Apr 2019
Dunno why no one understand that no Jack port = no integrated DAC = We can know choose which DAC and quality we want! It's really great to use wired headphone! Just read any good review that test jack port and you will see some smartphone with jack port just had really terrible DAC and so, really bad sound output. Even the simple google DAC usb-c dongle is far better than a lot of integrated DAC!
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- imparanoic
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- 16 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 16 Apr 2019I can say that there are thousands of wireless headset bein... morebut how many bluetooth 5.0 earphones products ? less than 30 models? from reputable brands, less than 5, if you don't mind listen to compressed lifeless 20 year tech, carry on, i prefer music in lossless format and using high bitrate codec
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 16 Apr 2019
Tom, 15 Apr 2019You can't compare acoustic and electromagnetic radiation. T... moreIt is not comparison of the wave, it is comparison of the quantity of radiation genius!
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 16 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 15 Apr 2019Just look at head Fi forum, look. how many wired iem and he... moreI can say that there are thousands of wireless headset being sold in the market.
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- LGd
- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019There is more radiation in wired headset because it travels... moreYou can't compare acoustic and electromagnetic radiation. They are not the same and even inside those to categories there are a lot of different kind of waves all with different effects, in which the elctromagnetic ones have the bigger potential to be harmful.
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- 15 Apr 2019
Carol, 15 Apr 2019Freedom? Tell that to those that would like to here some mu... moreWilliam Wallace: It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom.
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- imparanoic
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- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019Saying numbers is easy, but proving it is hard.The fact that high end audiophile products use interchangeable parts, such as cables, connectors, tips, then you have new technology such as high resolution wireless audio receiver and headphones, the fact that 4.4 mm balance connector only existed from late 2016 onward as it's new connector, why you're wondering is that they are using a new size connector , some high end headphones and in ear monitor use high impedance which can't be from with low output current from 3.5mm so they developments of 4.4mm for the replacement/substitute for easily broken 2.5mm balance output, its also quite hard to implement 4.4mm on mobile phones cos it's a big connector
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- imparanoic
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- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019Saying numbers is easy, but proving it is hard.Just look at head Fi forum, look. how many wired iem and headphones released in the last 5 years, from USD 50 to USD 4000, I even attended a portable audio exhibition last year and tried 50 out of 300 new wired earphones/iem
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- 3FJ
- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 14 Apr 2019BT vs. jack - with BT, you need some portion of luck. Not e... moreTV makers typically use the same remote for several different models. Still, those remotes are quite dumb (and cheap, so I'm not complaining). But this article was about smartphones.
Smartphone apps come with a large database of command codes so they have a much higher chance of working. Also, some smartphones can also learn control codes, so if you have an existing remote, you can copy the commands from it. I haven't heard of a case when the learning function couldn't be used.
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 15 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 15 Apr 2019considering the market for wired headphones has around 500 ... moreSaying numbers is easy, but proving it is hard.
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- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019No problem because I can always change ear buds to new upda... moreconsidering the market for wired headphones has around 500 new products per year, how can this be outdated, example, some higher end headphones and IEM used balanced audio with either 4.4mm or 2.5mm jack, there are around 300 models now, with this MDR-H600A as 3.5mm is generally unbalanced, if the case as balanced audio headphones and IEM are only around 3-4 years old, so how can it be outdated, but considering from a hipster point of view, balanced audio and 2.5mm or 4.4mm is not relavant as sound quality is not the piority
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 15 Apr 2019
Adul Al Salami Kebab, 15 Apr 2019True its more common with bluetooth to have issues tough I ... moreNah, Apple is selfish, don't even try other accessory brand with their iPhones because it will be rejected.
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- imparanoic
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- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019No problem because I can always change ear buds to new upda... moreI gather you have never heard of audiophile equipment, i have tested many phones and i personally own a US$700 audiophile digital audio player and a US$350 wired balanced quad armature earphones, as i said before, it makes all truely wireless earphones sound like 1980s cassette players, but I am quite passionate with audio quality, as i have around 5500 tracks at 160gb, some of tracks around 100gb
on the other hand with high bitrate audio and receivers/headphones, it's also very decent.
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
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- 15 Apr 2019
Anonymous, 14 Apr 2019BT vs. jack - with BT, you need some portion of luck. Not e... moreTrue its more common with bluetooth to have issues tough I had a phone that refused any jack made for Apple`s 3.5mm so its not always plug n go there...
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- Anonymous
- Nyj
- 15 Apr 2019
imparanoic, 15 Apr 2019the truely wireless ear buds have poor sound quality, only ... moreNo problem because I can always change ear buds to new updated ones.
Unlike the wired headset that is already outdated and you cannot update to the latest because it is still working. LOL!
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- imparanoic
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- 15 Apr 2019
AnonD-731363, 14 Apr 2019You always says that and in past you should be right but si... morebluetooth 4.x uses the same bitrate as 20 year bluetooth, no increase in quality at all, it's only called 4.2 cos it uses low power mode to save power, nothing to do with quality, but with bluetooth 5.0, this new standard uses 600kpbs bitrate, potentially significantly improvements with sound quality, but so far not much at all, ldac and aptx hd has shown that quality definetly improves with higher bitrates