aussietanker
Head-Fier
Hi everyone.
Its been a while since i have been on the forum so this section is new to me and i hope that i am posting in the right section. Please move if i have posted this in the incorrect section.
I travel overseas a lot. So i listen to a lot of music and watch movies, videos and YouTube on my trusty LGV20 with its built in DAC while on long flights and when away. I have some really high quality custom molded IEM's that i use to listen to all this stuff.
It works perfectly for me.
The issue is that my phone is "dying" so i need to replace it. And almost none of the possible replacements that i am considering have a headphone jack.
I have been looking at the Pixel 3, Huawei Mate 10 and 20, Samsung 9 note (which i think is the only one with the headphone jack) in that order of preference.
I was told by the sales rep that most people are now "going wireless" but that if i really want to use my cable earphones i can just buy a USB C > Audio jack connector cable.
So my question to all the tech ppl on here is what is the audio quality of these cables? Will i get as good and as reliable audio as using a traditional audio jack? Will it be able to play both the audio from my MP3 music collection as well as the audio from movies and YouTube videos etc? I also have some concerns about the longevity of the USB C connection if i am going to have my IEMs plugged in and out of the connection a lot listening to music etc as well as when charging)
And finally, any recommendations as to which of the above phones might have the best audio?
Thank you all
Its been a while since i have been on the forum so this section is new to me and i hope that i am posting in the right section. Please move if i have posted this in the incorrect section.
I travel overseas a lot. So i listen to a lot of music and watch movies, videos and YouTube on my trusty LGV20 with its built in DAC while on long flights and when away. I have some really high quality custom molded IEM's that i use to listen to all this stuff.
It works perfectly for me.
The issue is that my phone is "dying" so i need to replace it. And almost none of the possible replacements that i am considering have a headphone jack.
I have been looking at the Pixel 3, Huawei Mate 10 and 20, Samsung 9 note (which i think is the only one with the headphone jack) in that order of preference.
I was told by the sales rep that most people are now "going wireless" but that if i really want to use my cable earphones i can just buy a USB C > Audio jack connector cable.
So my question to all the tech ppl on here is what is the audio quality of these cables? Will i get as good and as reliable audio as using a traditional audio jack? Will it be able to play both the audio from my MP3 music collection as well as the audio from movies and YouTube videos etc? I also have some concerns about the longevity of the USB C connection if i am going to have my IEMs plugged in and out of the connection a lot listening to music etc as well as when charging)
And finally, any recommendations as to which of the above phones might have the best audio?
Thank you all
