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I could even see them ditching the head phone jack eventually. I can't imagine it will be long before someone starts making USB C headphones.

• adlpz 11y ago
  I hope they don't do that, I don't want to go around with a DAC hanging off my headphones. And making them more expensive.
  • lsaferite 11y ago
    It wouldn't need a DAC, just a special plug. Type-C connectors support an analog audio mode.
    • adlpz 11y ago
      Nice, I wasn't aware Type-C could route anything analog besides power. I assumed it just piped digital serial protocols.
• Nullabillity 11y ago
  Well, considering that USB A headsets are already pretty common...
• MrRadar 11y ago
  USB Type C actually includes a special mode allowing analog audio output specifically to allow "USB C" headphones (and adaptors).[0] Whether anyone will actually implement it is another question. [0] See pages 24-26, 29, 34 of this PDF: https://intel.activeevents.com/sf14/connect/fileDownload/session/FD092EA1122E66ECEDC668020FB01E25/SF14_NETS003_100f.pdf https://intel.activeevents.com/sf14/connect/fileDownload/ses...