[vantt1]

 

  Probably licensing or some stuff.

Well if only some Chinese guys saw this....

Soon...

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

  Soon...

Nah you're Japanese

 

[vantt1]

 

  Soon...

Nah you're Japanese

 

[Redcarmoose]

Mathew looks to be all of 16 years old. Lol



So let me get this straight, Phillips makes one USB headphone and there is not another in the world. And Mathew wants me to fear that my new headphones are already obsolete?


OK.

 

[jmatt]

My Samsung S5 streams Bluetooth AptX 16 bit/44.1kHz audio to my new OPPO HA-1 quite well (which is using its pre-out jacks to plug into my 1974 Marantz Stereo Receiver).  No jack needed.  And my computer streams via a USB A-B cable just as well.  They should re-print this story after OPPO (and everyone else) stops putting headphone jacks on their equipment.

 

[vantt1]

  My Samsung S5 streams Bluetooth AptX 16 bit/44.1kHz audio to my new OPPO HA-1 quite well (which is using its pre-out jacks to plug into my 1974 Marantz Stereo Receiver).  No jack needed.  And my computer streams via a USB A-B cable just as well.  They should re-print this story after OPPO (and everyone else) stops putting headphone jacks on their equipment.

Heck, they may as well write one now.

 

[edstrelow]

None of the various electrostatic phones use either the large or small jack but have proprietary multi-pin jacks with 4, 5 or 6 prongs to allow for a separate bias charge and balanced operation.

 

[Redcarmoose]

 

[ubs28]

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11369711/Why-your-expensive-headphones-will-be-obsolete.html

There are adapters.

 

[Ufanco]

Couldn’t read articles without paying. Honestly how many audiophiles still use 3.5 everything I use is balanced 4.4? I thought most people run balance cables in this hobby.

 

[vantt1]

There are adapters.

Interestingly there now exists this adapter, enabling Lightning audio stuff to work on basically any USB-C device:

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-USB-C-Lightning-Female-Audio/dp/B085VHX67X

Fast forward 7 years, Lightning's alternatives for 3.5mm connectivity are abundant and largely a non-issue, all things considered. Sure, actually having the jack in the device is preferable, but given today's landscape I'd say those on the Android side got the much shorter end of the stick...

Edit: A bit of an aside; Apple bundled the adapter with their phones for 3 years (7, 8/X and XS/XR generations) and the Lightning EarPods for an additional year (11/Pro). For that whole time till today, the adapters also cost less than their USB-C counterparts. And since the iPad Pro in 2018 dropped the jack in favor of USB-C Apple even makes a USB-C to 3.5mm audio adapter that's cheaper (and arguably measurably better) than Google's/Samsung's. Pretty wild!

Couldn’t read articles without paying. Honestly how many audiophiles still use 3.5 everything I use is balanced 4.4? I thought most people run balance cables in this hobby.

This looks like it's the same article: https://www.businessinsider.com/headphones-as-we-know-them-will-soon-become-obsolete-2015-1

 

[cayfounnosett1982]

Interestingly there now exists this adapter, enabling Lightning audio stuff to work on basically any USB-C device:

someday apple will abandon Lightning in favor of USB-C
In fact, this is already the standard of the world industry

 

[vantt1]

someday apple will abandon Lightning in favor of USB-C
In fact, this is already the standard of the world industry

Eh I would argue that Lightning is its own standard, due to the prevalence and longevity of Apple devices.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Well, nobody is gonna have any choice since the EU mandated everything will have USB C, at least for charging.

 

[vantt1]

Well, nobody is gonna have any choice since the EU mandated everything will have USB C, at least for charging.

Well while the EU is at it, maybe they should consider forcing manufacturers of said USB-C enabled devices to the crystal clear in their marketing and documentation about the exact set of features that the device and/or cable/peripheral is capable of. Better yet, force the USB Implementers Forum to stop faffing about with the naming conventions.