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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 Immerman on Wednesday September 12 2018, @07:57PM
>the distance (>2m) is just too long
What do you mean? That's why they make extension cables - you can even get nice heavy-gauge well-shielded ones relatively cheaply. You may lose a tiny amount of power and introduce a tiny amount of noise, but not much. And you can virtually eliminate that if your headphones have a built-in volume control - just send the signal at high volume, and then crank it down at the headphones - line noise is unaffected by signal amplitude, so you can just drown it out with a louder signal.
The only reason to go cordless is if you're in a situation where cords are likely to get tangled or cut. Or, you know, "style".