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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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Bring Back the Headphone Jack: Why USB-C Audio Still Doesn't Work
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(Score: 2) by KilroySmith on Thursday September 13 2018, @12:36AM (1 child)
In a world that drives the cost of cell phone components to zero, you will never get analog audio out of the phone that meets the quality standards of the golden-eared audiophile. Analog audio from the phone will be subject to the lowest-bid pressures of building 50,000,000 phones a year. As long as the phone can transfer your FLAC files digitally to your headset unmodified, it allows the golder-eared to pay for the headsets that meet their needs, while those with tin ears can get by with $20 headsets.
But, today, Bluetooth doesn't have the bandwidth to send FLAC to a headset.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:42PM
Your lowest cost audio amp argument doesn't apply to nice (expensive) phones like the iPhone.
They sell on a perception of quality.
And you hold hope that by buying expensive headphones you can have a quality signal... why not just buy a quality phone.
You have to pay for quality one way or another...