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DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 months agoBut like, 3.5 to usbc is a 10 buck conversion. Tbh i see merit in double usb c over usbc and headphone jack, might be more doable too, the DAC prolly takes more space than an additional usbc
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 months ago
A dongle is a workaround. The headphone jacks just works.
DrRatso@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I hear you, but a usb-c has more uses than one, the only real problem with a dongle is now is that occasionally you need to charge.
iopq@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s not a work-around, a headphone requires a DAC and an amp. In fact, my phone has a crap DAC causing artifacts in the sound. It’s actually not to my benefit to have the jack because I’d get better sound with the external DAC which is transparent.
So the jack works, but the DAC you get can be whatever the manufacturer considers good enough.
DACs I can hear issues in:
My phone, my tablet, my desktop PC
DACs that are transparent to me:
My laptop, my $12 external DAC
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Framework also uses a USB-C adapter. It costs 20 Euro: frame.work/products/audio-expansion-card
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 months ago
That’s great! But Framework also includes an audio jack built-in. As should everyone.
woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nope, the new 16 inch does not. The older 13 does.
bilb@lem.monster 2 months ago
A dongle is a solution to the problem “I want to use my headphones with a device with only a USB-C port.”