Comment on Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets
Plopp@lemmy.world 5 months agoEven USB-C dongles suck.
There are two types: ones that passes through the analog audio signal from the phone’s internal DAC, and ones that have a built in DAC and pretty much acts as external USB sound card. You need to know which type your phone supports and which type it is you’re buying.
If it’s the type that has a built-in DAC (which I think is the most common but I might be wrong) they are fury-inducing absolute monstrous pains in the ass if there’s the slightest glitch in the USB connection. Because it’s like unplugging the audio device. Playback just stops for seemingly no reason and it doesn’t resume once the connection is good again.
My solution is wired headphones plugged in to a small BT receiver I keep in my pocket. That way I get both an annoying cable and shitty audio quality lol.
Damage@feddit.it 5 months ago
I don’t see why you’d buy the more expensive one with the DAC. If the quality from the jack was enough before, the quality from the USB must be as well, it’s not like they removed the DAC from the SoC.
Plopp@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Because some phones doesn’t support passing through the analog signal.