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> These days it is all plastic, so he had to go out of his way to get tools and parts the last time they did anything to their home. The main difference betwee
by bubuga 10y ago
> These days it is all plastic, so he had to go out of his way to get tools and parts the last time they did anything to their home.
The main difference between plumbing and other de-facto standards like the mini jack is that plastic components offer some important advantages over the metallic ones, such as price.
It's only natural that obsolete standards are replaced by newer standards when the newer versions offer important improvements.
- Cyph0n 10y agoIsn't that the same with computers? They introduce new connectors to overcome limitations in the old ones. Moore's law is the reason for this I assume.
- spyder 10y agoThe article talks about the possible improvements: "USB Type-C Digital Audio". Moving the DAC and amplifier out of the noise electric environment of a device and closer to the headphone can improve the sound quality. Of course this makes the headphone more expensive but its an improvement in quality for most users. Two examples: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/z-ero-the-world-s-1st-digital-earphone#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/z-ero-the-world-s-1st-dig... http://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/mdr-1adac http://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/mdr-1ada...