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It wasn't even the point of my post, but I'll bite: a digital cable means you no longer have to rely on the form factor/budget constrained DAC included in the d
by DCKing 10y ago
It wasn't even the point of my post, but I'll bite: a digital cable means you no longer have to rely on the form factor/budget constrained DAC included in the device itself and can go for DACs of your own choice. That doesn't necessarily imply improved audio quality, but it means you have more control over your audio quality.
A digital cable can also do error handling and correction, meaning damage to the cable does not have the same impact as it does on analog cables.
Yeah, you only have one port. But that's not a restriction of digital ports but of Apple's implementation, I fully expect Android phones with two or more USB Type C ports to be released. As you can see from my post I'm not a fan of Apple's implementation at all (despite the fact that it'd be merely a nuisance for me).
- squeaky-clean 10y ago> a digital cable means you no longer have to rely on the form factor/budget constrained DAC included in the device itself and can go for DACs of your own choice. That doesn't necessarily imply improved audio quality, but it means you have more control over your audio quality. That's nothing new though. Those have been available for years. Some quick examples: http://www.guitarcenter.com/IK-Multimedia/iRig-HD-Studio-Quality-Guitar-Interface-for-iOS-MAC.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/IK-Multimedia/iRig-HD-Studio-Qua... http://www.guitarcenter.com/Apogee/Duet-for-Mac-and-iOS.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Apogee/Duet-for-Mac-and-iOS.gc
- relaytheurgency 10y agoI've put multiple pairs of earbuds through the washer and the dryer and they work just as well (and are cleaner!) as they did before. I don't see that happening with AirPods.
- mthoms 10y agoSince lightning headphones are already a thing, removing the 3.5 inch port does not, in any way, give you more control over audio quality. In the current implementation the user at least has a choice.
- rplst8 10y agoYou could use a DAC if you wanted before using the lightning port that was already there. There is no argument here. Bucking the standard and removing a headphone jack is a minus for consumers.