On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

  • militant_spider@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    11 months ago

    I can get 2-3 days of use out of my wireless before they absolutely need to be charged. They’re not the best sound quality out there, but they have the features I need for my situation.

      • Shurimal@kbin.social
        4·
        11 months ago

        If they were wired I bet you’d have to untangle them

        I never have to untangle my IEM cables. A civilized person keeps their IEM-s in the carry case when not in use.

        • NoStressyJessie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          12·
          11 months ago

          Cool. You know that the majority of people have no clue what that even is, and that wouldn’t apply to those folks.

          Anyway Congratulations on having a nice investment piece for your audio enjoyment

          • Shurimal@kbin.social
            2·
            11 months ago

            A pair of 40€ Denons is not really an “investment piece”, even though they have lasted me for 10 years.

            • NoStressyJessie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              11·
              11 months ago

              I’m not super versed on monitors outside of stage performances, and I didn’t do acquisitions. Don’t most people who use IEM’s for standard audio use a nice driver or prefer a device with a good audio out and lossless format compatibility? I guess I kinda assumed if you cared enough to distinguish using monitors instead of earbuds you care about other factors too.

              • Shurimal@kbin.social
                1·
                11 months ago

                IEM is easier to type than “in-ear headphones” and has become the defacto generic term for them, just like “monitor” has become to mean any stand mount/bookshelf speaker.

                Anyway, over the past few years the market has flooded with cheap and very good “IEM-s” by manufacturers like Moondrop, Truthear and others. 30€ can get you a pair that follows Harman curve quite closely and has low enough distortion to allow EQ. Generally they use 10mm dynamic drivers instead of balanced armatures, but they also have more expensive multi-way BA and DD/BA options.

                In short, high quality IEM style headphones have become a commodity and you don’t need to be an audiophile or muso who’s willing to pay hundreds for Shure SE535-s.

      • militant_spider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        Last time I tried to use wired headphones for work, the connection snapped off in the port. I’m definitely good to stay away from wired headphones for everything other than my computer.