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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: 3, Touché) by Immerman on Thursday September 13 2018, @02:57AM (2 children)

    by Immerman (3985) on Thursday September 13 2018, @02:57AM (#733980)

    So do I. Care to elaborate?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:46PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:46PM (#734349)

    This forum is not the place for a very technical back and forth.
    I will just say that I suspect you do not work in the audio industry as a design engineer.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:52PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:52PM (#734355)

      Hey Immerman,
      I got your response mixed up with the guy you were responding to because your posts were long and you paraphrased the guy you were responding to a lot in your reply.
      I apologize.