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You know what doesn't have any active electronics at all? Regular headphones. It's just wire and magnets, with some plastic.

• TylerE 3y ago
  That wire and magnets isn’t gonna do anything unless it’s hooked up to at the very least an amp (+ a dac if were talking digital)
  • ssl-3 3y ago
    Such functions have historically (for many decades) been provided by devices with which headphones are intended to be used.
    • TylerE 3y ago
      She every computer still come with a floppy drive? Times and needs and technology change.
      • ssl-3 3y ago
        No, of course not. But the floppy drive was supplanted by other means of data transfer and storage that were broadly perceived to be bigger/better/faster/stronger. Is there some aspect of active headphones that is bigger/better/faster/stronger than regular passive headphones?