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: 2) by Immerman on Thursday September 13 2018, @03:11AM
How about skipping Bluetooth and its patchy support entirely? Just connect your phone to wifi and use a proper full-fledged network streaming protocol. Not always applicable, but if we're taking about a nearby NUC...