By scrapping antiquated headphones, Apple is doing something extraordinary for music (link)

Quartz | September 9, 2016 | BY Amy X. Wang

[Swordmaker]

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By scrapping antiquated headphones, Apple is doing something extraordinary for music (Link Only )

[packrat35]

Stupid decision.

[proxy_user]

So by transferring garbage-quality digital data to a garbage quality DAC, users will get better sound? I don’t think so.

Of course, the iPhone itself can’t play high-resolution digital files anyway.

[Fai Mao]

Yeah, they are forcing you to “upgrade” to a more expensive item that works no better and is easier to lose.

[Swordmaker]

Why losing the 3.5mm audio jack is actually a good thing. Quartz (link only due to copyright issues) explains why it is actually an improvement and the why it will be a benefit for music lovers when they actually hear what is possible when they are not crippled by the old technology forced on them by the bottle neck of the old jack. — PING!

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[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Getting paid by the post?

[Swordmaker]

Yeah, they are forcing you to “upgrade” to a more expensive item that works no better and is easier to lose.

It is obvious that not a single one of you knew-jerk reaction posters even bothered to read the Quartz article at all, did you? Not a single one posted anything relevant to what was written about the technology in the article. Not one.

Knee jerks.

[Paradox]

I see it as neither good nor bad. Its a wash, but in my mind, if you can afford to be in the Apple ecosystem, you can afford a decent set of wireless headphones.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Engineers do not want to abandon a common and cheap item. Nevermind accountants.

We thrive on compatibility and interchangeability.

They might want to make a better jack, but would also push for it to become the new standard, not merely a unique item that will be limited in usage and thus expensive.

[Vendome]

As you know I’m a fan of all things Apple, although I’m not a user, this is one bad decision that is not going to have any accretive value to the end user more importantly to Apple

[Fai Mao]

I did read the article.

I just fail to see how removing a jack, effectively making you headphones a Bluetooth device is an improvement. It just looks to be a way to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.

[LouieFisk]

I got an idea! Let’s limit our product’s functionality and add 100 bucks to the price! Yeah, that’s the ticket.

[plain talk]

It’s a bit early on the technology curve to eliminate a headphone jack. This is not a wise decision. Of course it doesn’t affect me. My blackberry still works and I will stay with them until they die.

[MNDude]

I lose or break my headphones all the time! No way I’d go to that.

[Mark17]

Thanks bro.

[Talisker]

...if you can afford to be in the Apple ecosystem, you can afford a decent set of wireless headphones.

Exactly - let the proles scream. If you have to ask the price, you shouldn't have an iphone anyway. So compared to that, what's an entirely new earphone/headphone infrastructure? Just hand over your credit card, and move on.

Peasant noise, nothing more.

[dinodino]

Sure it can. AAC is lossless.

[snarkpup]

When I was shopping for a digital music player last year I borrowed an iPod from a relative. I found it quite useless because the only way to get stuff onto it was to use some malware called iTunes. I haven't found any Apple hardware that is suitable for the purpose.

[proxy_user]

Why do you say that? I read the article, they are transmitting digital data to a DAC that resides in the headphones.

Does anyone think they’ll be transmitting 24/192 PCM or DSD256 to these headphones? Or that these headphones will contain a DAC such as you would find in an expensive standalone DAC?