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Bring Back the Headphone Jack: Why USB-C Audio Still Doesn't Work

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:41AM   Printer-friendly
from the they-can't-hear-you dept.

canopic jug writes:

PC World has an article on why USB-C has not been a viable alternative for the 3.5mm audio jack. Problems with USB-C include variable handling of digital to audio conversion, incompatible SOCs inside the cable, and non-standard analog-passthrough. In short, the cables which contain computers themselves are not standardized in behavior and the author's conclusion is that mobile devices must have 3.5mm jacks until the USB-C cable technology gets sorted out enough that they become usable.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday September 12 2018, @02:18PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday September 12 2018, @02:18PM (#733601) Journal

    Do you want to name the device? I also have foldable Bluetooth headphones with a jack, but they don't have several of the features you listed like FM radio, microSD, or noise cancellation. Plus it has microUSB for charging but can't play music over the microUSB or play over Bluetooth while charging.

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  • (Score: 2) by ledow on Wednesday September 12 2018, @03:35PM

    by ledow (5567) on Wednesday September 12 2018, @03:35PM (#733658) Homepage

    No idea... It probably has a brand on it, but I can't remember it. I'll have a look

    A friend has a very similar one that I do know the name of and can still find on Amazon (though his doesn't say Turbine on it, it's definitely a Bluedio):

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluedio-T2VBCA01-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-black/dp/B00Q30A1RI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1536766239&sr=8-5&keywords=headphone+fm+radio [amazon.co.uk]

    I know that his one can do the FM, microSD, all the headphone jack stuff, and play while charging. Not sure about the noise cancelling or USB on that one though.

    From the look of it, that one also has a mic for when Bluetooth calling, which mine doesn't.