I have a pair of the HD555s I love the sound quality of, but their buds look like the type I can’t stand. I want to try em out but that’s too much money for something that I think probably won’t work for me and nobody I know has them to try.
Have you tried any IEMs? I know they are wired but I have a pair of moondrop x crinacle dusk 2s that are amazing sound. I do want to upgrade to the new dusk model with the planar drivers but I dont have the free cash atm
Honestly this is less of an issue for me with wired, there’s plenty non-skullcandy style wired ones, the problem there is the world has decided phones no longer need a 3.5mm jack (which they absolutely do still need imo.) If I could still use wired I wouldn’t even be complaining!
I hate to say it but the apple type c to 3.5mm jack dongle is actually really good and all you really need. You could go for a balls to the wall dongle setup with a micro DAC that plugs into the phone bit youre starting to get into the placebo effect area of audiphile stuff
If my phone had two usb c ports, one top one bottom or even right next to each other, maybe. But excess wear and tear on the only port I can use for charging on a non-repairable device, the inability to charge and use headphones simultaneously, and an OG Xbox controller style dongle like it’s 200fucking3 are unfortunately not solutions to “have correct hole please.”
I don’t need audiophile quality, just “good enough,” combined with “doesn’t hurt ears or use my charging port.”
My phone, laptop, & DAP all conveniently have a headphone jack so I can enjoy better quality sound, with no lantency, no spotty connectivity, no pairing lag, no need for firmware upgrades or proprietary apps, a cheaper price, easy to find the monitors since they are tethered together, & with better sustainability without lithium ion batteries while never have to worry about charge either.
I understand the complaints because I hated it when Pixel dropped the jack. But it can be a smoother process than jacks.
I get in my car and no longer fumble to pull my phone out and plug it in. Pairing is quicker than plugging in a cable.
When doing yardwork I used to have to fish my cord through my shirt or it would get caught and yanked out by a tree branch. Even then it was cumbersome because of too much slack or too little slack causing disconnects or snags.
It’s not perfect. A downside that still might exist (I bypassed the problem years ago so I don’t know if they ever fixed it.) was Google’s auto pairing that wasn’t able to be turned off. When I walked close to the house from outside, my phone would decide on its own to pair with speakers in the house. But that’s a Google problem, not Bluetooth. It didn’t exist with Nexus because you could manually control pairing.
I have a pair of the HD555s I love the sound quality of, but their buds look like the type I can’t stand. I want to try em out but that’s too much money for something that I think probably won’t work for me and nobody I know has them to try.
Have you tried any IEMs? I know they are wired but I have a pair of moondrop x crinacle dusk 2s that are amazing sound. I do want to upgrade to the new dusk model with the planar drivers but I dont have the free cash atm
Honestly this is less of an issue for me with wired, there’s plenty non-skullcandy style wired ones, the problem there is the world has decided phones no longer need a 3.5mm jack (which they absolutely do still need imo.) If I could still use wired I wouldn’t even be complaining!
I hate to say it but the apple type c to 3.5mm jack dongle is actually really good and all you really need. You could go for a balls to the wall dongle setup with a micro DAC that plugs into the phone bit youre starting to get into the placebo effect area of audiphile stuff
If my phone had two usb c ports, one top one bottom or even right next to each other, maybe. But excess wear and tear on the only port I can use for charging on a non-repairable device, the inability to charge and use headphones simultaneously, and an OG Xbox controller style dongle like it’s 200fucking3 are unfortunately not solutions to “have correct hole please.”
I don’t need audiophile quality, just “good enough,” combined with “doesn’t hurt ears or use my charging port.”
My phone, laptop, & DAP all conveniently have a headphone jack so I can enjoy better quality sound, with no lantency, no spotty connectivity, no pairing lag, no need for firmware upgrades or proprietary apps, a cheaper price, easy to find the monitors since they are tethered together, & with better sustainability without lithium ion batteries while never have to worry about charge either.
What was the upside of wireless again?
The upside is “my phone is a bitch and doesn’t have a jack.”
I fucking wish, but GrapheneOS was more important to me.
Edit: oh sorry just realized you’re on .ml, “my phone is a doody-head and doesn’t have a jack.”
Whereas my approach is the opposite where I refuse GrapheneOS since I can’t have headphone jack 😄
Understandable lol, it’s my only complaint (well and no microSD.)
I understand the complaints because I hated it when Pixel dropped the jack. But it can be a smoother process than jacks.
I get in my car and no longer fumble to pull my phone out and plug it in. Pairing is quicker than plugging in a cable.
When doing yardwork I used to have to fish my cord through my shirt or it would get caught and yanked out by a tree branch. Even then it was cumbersome because of too much slack or too little slack causing disconnects or snags.
It’s not perfect. A downside that still might exist (I bypassed the problem years ago so I don’t know if they ever fixed it.) was Google’s auto pairing that wasn’t able to be turned off. When I walked close to the house from outside, my phone would decide on its own to pair with speakers in the house. But that’s a Google problem, not Bluetooth. It didn’t exist with Nexus because you could manually control pairing.
EWaste is a problem.
qi charger? bluetooth to audio dongle to convert your headphones to wireless?
These are much less efficient than a cable & put additional strain on the battery
Qi charger puts less strain on the battery because it can’t charge as fast. It is less efficient though.
Using it lets you protect your USB port with a plug so it lasts forever. You no longer ever have to worry that it won’t work when you need it.