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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 12 2018, @02:34PM
good ear buds have excellent sounds but they kills audition.... Areon mastermind and guitarist is now unable to perform live because of earbuds : http://bravewords.com/news/arjen-lucassen-be-careful-with-in-ear-earphones [bravewords.com]