Originally Posted by oicdn
I read that (again) and now see why, but still, why hasn't anybody tried to keep it all internal? Is it solely space constraints?
More like a part size constraint. The diameter of the BG caps is => larger than the thickness of the Nano. I suspect you’d need to go to an SMD cap to fit them in the Nano (arguably giving up sq) and you’re then giving up the headphone socket.
Plus, you’d then need a mini-to-mini cable, would stick out the bottom and make for a larger footprint. This is assuming there’s room in the Nano to run the new lines to the headphone socket. Perhaps the trailblazers in this thread can comment.
I still think a pigtail and a still-operable headphone socket the best combination. Small, compact, and with a Pico or Tomahawk, fit in a tiny case for protection.
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