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The "dongle" is apparently a pretty good for the price audio DAC. I'm generalising with my lack of knowledge, but a semi-decent DAC can improve audio quality an

The "dongle" is apparently a pretty good for the price audio DAC. I'm generalising with my lack of knowledge, but a semi-decent DAC can improve audio quality and boost volume. I usually just go wireless, although it has its problems especially with Spotify. But if I decided to go wired, I would have no qualms about going wired with the Apple USB-C audio jack dongle.

gkop 4y ago
Yes and it’s under $10, much less than $30. (I think Apple subsidizes it)
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Honestly if you're paying $600 for a phone, they ought to just throw that into the package when you get it.
eptcyka 4y ago
How would you connect a usb-c dongle to an iPhone?
- frosted-flakes 4y ago
  The equivalent Ligtning model.
javajosh 4y ago
Do you have a reference? I've always assumed the Apple 1/8" USB-C dongle was passive.
- joecool1029 4y ago
  It's active. I use them for my android devices. They'll also work as a soundcard on any laptop/desktop with usb-c ports. Durability sucks but if it lasts 6 months I'm ok with picking up a new one from Walmart for $7. Both my phones and my IEM's cost around 100x more. When measured against that, it's a good value. There's a quirk that requires a script to uncap the volume on Android but it's the best IEM DAC I've heard under $200. I don't think they subsidize it. It's just economies of scale at work. Here's a Head-Fi review and analysis of it: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/apple-usb-c-to-3-5-mm-headphone-jack-adapter.23420/reviews https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/apple-usb-c-to-3-5-mm-headp... Edit: More context on 'fixing' the Android volume capping issue for it (quirks are common for devs to add at usb-audio driver level in kernel, but this is something different with Android's defaults): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-magisk-apple-usb-c-to-3-5mm-dac-dongle-and-android-remove-the-power-limit.4069437/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-magisk-apple-usb-c-...

gkop 4y ago

Yes and it’s under $10, much less than $30. (I think Apple subsidizes it)

moffkalast 4y ago
Honestly if you're paying $600 for a phone, they ought to just throw that into the package when you get it.

eptcyka 4y ago

How would you connect a usb-c dongle to an iPhone?

frosted-flakes 4y ago
The equivalent Ligtning model.

javajosh 4y ago

Do you have a reference? I've always assumed the Apple 1/8" USB-C dongle was passive.

joecool1029 4y ago
It's active. I use them for my android devices. They'll also work as a soundcard on any laptop/desktop with usb-c ports. Durability sucks but if it lasts 6 months I'm ok with picking up a new one from Walmart for $7. Both my phones and my IEM's cost around 100x more. When measured against that, it's a good value. There's a quirk that requires a script to uncap the volume on Android but it's the best IEM DAC I've heard under $200. I don't think they subsidize it. It's just economies of scale at work. Here's a Head-Fi review and analysis of it: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/apple-usb-c-to-3-5-mm-headphone-jack-adapter.23420/reviews https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/apple-usb-c-to-3-5-mm-headp... Edit: More context on 'fixing' the Android volume capping issue for it (quirks are common for devs to add at usb-audio driver level in kernel, but this is something different with Android's defaults): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-magisk-apple-usb-c-to-3-5mm-dac-dongle-and-android-remove-the-power-limit.4069437/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-magisk-apple-usb-c-...