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My unpopular opinion is that wired earphones are really great if you really love the sensation of getting your ears ripped off when your cord hooks on something

My unpopular opinion is that wired earphones are really great if you really love the sensation of getting your ears ripped off when your cord hooks on something when you stand up, and you don't care much about maximizing battery life in your mobile device. They are also truly ridiculous now that you can just swap out your cable for a USB audio cable. (If the cord is hard-wired to the headphones… okay so you have cheap headphones? Why even care then?) I don't get it.

exodust 2y ago
> I don't get it. My iPad Pro has no 3.5mm jack, so I must use the flimsy USB dongle to use my Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro headphones (great open-back headphones). Why doesn't a "pro" iPad have a 3.5mm jack? It makes no sense. When the iPad battery gets low, I can't charge the iPad while using the headphones. There is nothing "pro" about this. Sometimes I like to connect my phone to my powered studio monitors with a 3.5mm cable. Again, the phone can't be charged while I do this. It's why I keep an old iPhone 6s around because it has the 3.5mm.
- Eric_WVGG 2y ago
  > Again, the phone can't be charged while I do this Magsafe! (Yes, that's not a solution for your iPad Pro. I wish they'd extend Smart Connector — basically MagSafe for iPad — licensing to more charging devices, and build it into all models.)
ziml77 2y ago
Door handles loved to take them too. You could try to make the cord taut to reduce snagging but then turning your head or sitting down would pull them out. And I often had issues with cord noise from the cable rubbing against clothing. I was glad when wireless headphone sound quality and battery life became good enough and was more than happy to use them over higher end IEMs.
camgunz 2y ago
I just run the cable under my shirt/sweater/hoodie/jacket; problem solved.

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My unpopular opinion is that wired earphones are really great if you really love the sensation of getting your ears ripped off when your cord hooks on something

by Eric_WVGG 2y ago

exodust 2y ago
> I don't get it. My iPad Pro has no 3.5mm jack, so I must use the flimsy USB dongle to use my Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro headphones (great open-back headphones). Why doesn't a "pro" iPad have a 3.5mm jack? It makes no sense. When the iPad battery gets low, I can't charge the iPad while using the headphones. There is nothing "pro" about this. Sometimes I like to connect my phone to my powered studio monitors with a 3.5mm cable. Again, the phone can't be charged while I do this. It's why I keep an old iPhone 6s around because it has the 3.5mm.
- Eric_WVGG 2y ago
  > Again, the phone can't be charged while I do this Magsafe! (Yes, that's not a solution for your iPad Pro. I wish they'd extend Smart Connector — basically MagSafe for iPad — licensing to more charging devices, and build it into all models.)
ziml77 2y ago
Door handles loved to take them too. You could try to make the cord taut to reduce snagging but then turning your head or sitting down would pull them out. And I often had issues with cord noise from the cable rubbing against clothing. I was glad when wireless headphone sound quality and battery life became good enough and was more than happy to use them over higher end IEMs.
camgunz 2y ago
I just run the cable under my shirt/sweater/hoodie/jacket; problem solved.