On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

  • @pandacoder
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    110 months ago

    I don’t have a headphone jack.

    Even if I had one, I haven’t been able to buy wired headphones that aren’t crap quality that don’t hurt my ears. Last time I bought wired headphones (more accurately earbuds) they were tinny knock off garbage being sold on Amazon as a legitimate product, and that was years ago.

    • Jackie's Fridge
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      610 months ago

      Crap quality bluetooth headphones that hurt your ears cost twice as much as wired, but go on

      • @pandacoder
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        210 months ago

        There’s only one company I’ve found that makes headphone shapes that don’t hurt my ears and they stopped making wired variants years ago. Last time I got an actually authentic pair was ~2017.

        The void they left behind got flooded by knockoff junk that isn’t worth buying (bought 2 pairs in 2018 trying to find a replacement, they were tinny garbage).

        If I could find a wired version that sounded good for under $50 I’d get them immediately so I can stop dealing with Bluetooth connection issues when I’m on my computer.

        • Jackie's Fridge
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          110 months ago

          What company? I know a number of them have been bought out and ruined over the years.

          You may be able to find a replacement by asking after similar styles on an enthusiast forum (like Head-Fi).