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Desktop speakers do this still. Instead of simply being a USB speaker set, they use the line out jack for audio and a USB plug for power.
by colejohnson66 4y ago
Desktop speakers do this still. Instead of simply being a USB speaker set, they use the line out jack for audio and a USB plug for power.
- LordDragonfang 4y agoThere's actually a reason for that. Standard USB can (obviously) only transfer digital audio, and most speakers are "dumb" devices designed to just amplify an analog signal. In order to convert digital to analog, you need a DAC (Digital-to-Analog-Converter), and good DACs are still a nontrivial cost to a manufacturer, so whatever DAC you already have in your computer is probably better than the crappy one that would come with cheap consumer speakers.
- izacus 4y agoFunny enough, USB-C can transport analogue audio over USB cable though :) Tends to be too expensive for the cheapest of products.