[dharmasteve]

There arent many brands/iems that I really hate, but those I do.

Bloody hell. I wouldn't want to get on your bad side. (I do get it though).

 

[RikudouGoku]

Bloody hell. I wouldn't want to get on your bad side. (I do get it though).

Well the brands I can think of the top of my head that I hate are:

Apple
Linsoul
Periodic Audio

 

[jwbrent]

Well the brands I can think of the top of my head that I hate are:

Apple
Linsoul
Periodic Audio

Apple! As a general principle or a specific product?

 

[RikudouGoku]

Apple! As a general principle or a specific product?

The entire Apple brand. I have followed them for years and I hate how they do things. The removal of the 3.5mm jack was the last straw, that crap is making all other brands follow suit...

 

[tgx78]

The entire Apple brand. I have followed them for years and I hate how they do things. The removal of the 3.5mm jack was the last straw, that crap is making all other brands follow suit...

That is why I still use the iPhone 6S and never upgraded.

 

[RikudouGoku]

That is why I still use the iPhone 6S and never upgraded.

Join the Android master race. Stuff like the Redmi Note 9 still has that 3.5mm jack and is quite cheap.

 

[jwbrent]

The entire Apple brand. I have followed them for years and I hate how they do things. The removal of the 3.5mm jack was the last straw, that crap is making all other brands follow suit...

I get it, however, the jack issue was bound to happen since buyers want waterproof phones these days. Certainly, Apple’s decision to get rid of the headphone jack was self serving since the AirPods followed soon after.

I won a 5K Apple computer setup back in the mid-80s, my first computer, so I’ve naturally stayed with the brand over the years, but it could have easily been PCs if I had won that instead.

 

[RikudouGoku]

I get it, however, the jack issue was bound to happen since buyers want waterproof phones these days. Certainly, Apple’s decision to get rid of the headphone jack was self serving since the AirPods followed soon after.

I won a 5K Apple computer setup back in the mid-80s, my first computer, so I’ve naturally stayed with the brand over the years, but it could have easily been PCs if I had won that instead.

I mean you can still have waterproof phones even with a 3.5mm jack. Like the Samsung Galaxy S9.

That excuse from apple is just a crappy excuse to make more money from selling more airpods as you mentioned.

 

[jwbrent]

Join the Android master race. Stuff like the Redmi Note 9 still has that 3.5mm jack and is quite cheap.

Well, the HiBy R5 was my first Android device that I liked (my first was the ZX507, but I had troubles with it), and I do like how Android in some ways has embraced hi res audio unlike Apple that doesn’t seem to care, so I may travel down that road with my next phone purchase ... my iPhone SE, the original, is long in the tooth.

 

[jwbrent]

I mean you can still have waterproof phones even with a 3.5mm jack. Like the Samsung Galaxy S9.

That excuse from apple is just a crappy excuse to make more money from selling more airpods as you mentioned.

ok, didn’t know that.

 

[RikudouGoku]

Well, the HiBy R5 was my first Android device that I liked (my first was the ZX507, but I had troubles with it), and I do like how Android in some ways has embraced hi res audio unlike Apple that doesn’t seem to care, so I may travel down that road with my next phone purchase ... my iPhone SE, the original, is long in the tooth.

You can also just buy a second hand LG G/V series and have a phone/dap in one device lol. (although stuff like the Fiio M11 and the Ibasso DX160 are much better sounding.)

 

[PhonoPhi]

I mean you can still have waterproof phones even with a 3.5mm jack. Like the Samsung Galaxy S9.

That excuse from apple is just a crappy excuse to make more money from selling more airpods as you mentioned.

Never had a single Apple product in my life and happy about it
Samsung tries to follow Apple path recently, will likely go to other Android phone next (S9 and S10 have quite poor sound reproduction, considering the cost of the phone, (I hade Note 3 before - a world of difference), so the jack is there but I rarely use it).

 

[SciOC]

The entire Apple brand. I have followed them for years and I hate how they do things. The removal of the 3.5mm jack was the last straw, that crap is making all other brands follow suit...

I've hated apple since the original McIntosh computers, they weren't compatible with crap, were overpriced and highly proprietary and the fanboys are absolutely insane. TBH any brand that has that type of loyal, devoted and irrational fan base bothers me.

The closest audio equivalents are Linsoul/thie audio, Sony and IMR.

I hate proprietary bull (ie. Lightning cables).

 

[blomman77]

And i just bought the Clairvoyance. When it arrives i will just burn it
I don't wanna come off as a fanboy…

 

[IEMusic]

The closest audio equivalents are .... Sony

Whatever! I’m gonna go listen to my trusty MiniDisk player while taking digital photos and saving them on nice dependable MemorySticks.