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What's the real reason that laptop batteries are made not-accessible?
IanB:
--- Quote from: james_s on December 10, 2021, 08:31:42 pm ---Maybe you can show me how to plug headphones or an external amplifier into a current generation iPhone while it's charging because I can only seem to find one single connector that can be used for one thing or the other.
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If you can ask the question, there is probably an answer.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/anker-lightning-to-3-5mm-audio-adapter-and-pass-through-charging-white/6413591.p?skuId=6413591
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/belkin-lightning-to-headphone-jack-charging-adapter-white/6091909.p?skuId=6091909
ogden:
Whining why my "made for the masses" phone do not have specific feature is nonsense, especially when there are plenty of decent phones with 3.5mm jacks and microSDXC cards around. Honestly prehistoric 3.5mm audio connector is for losers. True audiophiles are using 2.5mm or 4.4mm balanced audio with headphones like Beyerdynamic T1, SENNHEISER HD 820 or alike and play music on proper music players like Astell&Kern A&futura SE200, Shanling M8, Sony WM1Z Walkman and so on :)
Ed.Kloonk:
--- Quote from: ogden on December 11, 2021, 08:45:35 am ---Whining why my "made for the masses" phone do not have specific feature is nonsense, especially when there are plenty of decent phones with 3.5mm jacks and microSDXC cards around. Honestly prehistoric 3.5mm audio connector is for losers. True audiophiles are using 2.5mm or 4.4mm balanced audio with headphones like Beyerdynamic T1, SENNHEISER HD 820 or alike and play music on proper music players like Astell&Kern A&futura SE200, Shanling M8, Sony WM1Z Walkman and so on :)
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I understand your point but these cans are still a simulation of a live room. Don't get me wrong they are a great simulation. I wish I had them when my ears still worked.
But I think the only people pining for the 1/8 audio jack are quite satisfied with the passive sound quality in a pedestrian environment. A portable audio player, yes, will deliver a superb quality. But the phone with it's noisy SOCs and wifi BT and Cell antennas, will never, I think, satisfy a true audio purist.
SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on December 11, 2021, 12:02:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: ogden on December 11, 2021, 08:45:35 am ---Whining why my "made for the masses" phone do not have specific feature is nonsense, especially when there are plenty of decent phones with 3.5mm jacks and microSDXC cards around. Honestly prehistoric 3.5mm audio connector is for losers. True audiophiles are using 2.5mm or 4.4mm balanced audio with headphones like Beyerdynamic T1, SENNHEISER HD 820 or alike and play music on proper music players like Astell&Kern A&futura SE200, Shanling M8, Sony WM1Z Walkman and so on :)
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I understand your point but these cans are still a simulation of a live room. Don't get me wrong they are a great simulation. I wish I had them when my ears still worked.
But I think the only people pining for the 1/8 audio jack are quite satisfied with the passive sound quality in a pedestrian environment. A portable audio player, yes, will deliver a superb quality. But the phone with it's noisy SOCs and wifi BT and Cell antennas, will never, I think, satisfy a true audio purist.
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There is always the LG V20, which had a quad DAC audio circuit, 3.5mm headphone jack, replaceable battery, and SD card slot. Possibly the pinnacle of smartphone development so far! :D
SilverSolder:
While driving around yesterday, I thought of another situation that seems similar to removing the audio jack: The demise of the stick shift in cars!
You almost can't get a stick shift in a sports car any longer, most of them are paddle shifters or "manumatics" nowadays.
Someone that prefers a stick shift would probably not appreciate these developments! :D
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