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Alternatively, if your current phone doesn't have a headphone jack, do you wish it did?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

No, i hate cables and if i really Need cable aux i have an usb-c to aux adpter.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I do not use mine, because if I want to listen to something in public, I just save it for later, when I'm home. Then I can play it at whatever volume I want.

Back when I went to the gym before covid, I had a dedicated music device I used for music, not my phone.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I much prefer wireless headphones, because I keep breaking every plug. I even tried soldering them, but that ended in a catastrophe lol. That being said, I recently lost my wireless pair and had to pick my old K450. Now I'm grateful that I picked a phone with a headphone jack. I wasn't even checking if it has one while buying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My phone (Pixel 6) doesn't have one but I wish it did. I still use an aux cord to listen in my car or to plug into my amplifier when I practice on headphones, so I have to use 3.5mm to USB-C converter dongles. I also can't charge my phone while using an aux cable now which is annoying.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use my audio jack in my car. The car has Bluetooth but only supports calls, no support for music.

Another point to make is that people here are saying wireless headphones are just as good as wired ones nowadays, but I don't think that applies to cheap ones.

Nowadays I very rarely use headphones with my phone out in public, so I don't see much purpose in spending money on a good pair for myself. I bought a cheap set of wireless ones awhile ago and they're terrible. They always struggle to connect to my phone and they have abysmal range, it struggles if my phone is sitting next to me rather than in my hands. I find any pair of cheap wired headphones you can get from any corner shop or supermarket is way cheaper and much more reliable than most cheap wireless ones.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I like wired. They always connect to the device I want it to connect to the first time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Have only bought phones that have a headphone jack. Never ones that dont.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I used to be quite hardline on this, however now I use a portable DAP (Hiby R5 Gen 2) for my music. It has a class A amplifier, balanced output, a Terabyte of storage, and streams Qubuz Hi-Res. So I don't use my phone now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Used it once to debug an audio problem, haven't used wired headphones since years

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

It's pretty rare that I use wired headphones, I prefer them wireless.

I'm told that wired headphones have higher range audio support, but it's not like the music I stream from Spotify would support that anyways...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No, I really enjoy my shokz bone conduction headphones for general work calls, audiobooks, chores, running, etc. It's like I simply have the audio in my head.

They are Bluetooth and last all day, sometimes multiple if I'm not in meetings all day. They are waterproof, I can even swim with them.

Honestly running got me away from wired headphones the most

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Mine has one but even though I don't use it, it's good to have it for emergency situations when your bluetooth headphones are out of battery.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use BT only.

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