USB C headphones

[dontpanicbobby]

There aren't many. Why?

 

[Davdi]

Bluetooth maybe?

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I need an antenna. Mostly AM, mostly. Stereo is not essential.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Back to the topic. My USB C experience was quadraphonic. Y'all don't know what your missing.

 

[Hadron]

I think the "why" is probably that if you want wired a 3.5mm jack and an adapter works better for most people than dedicated USB-C headphones. That way the same headphones can be used in other devices with a headphone jack (other phones, portable music players, my laptop), and you can choose the headphone and adapter that suits you best, rather than being restricted to the available USB-C headphones. If you already have wired headphones an adapter is cheaper than a new set, especially if you have good headphones (though if you are fussy about the sound you can buy a higher quality adapter to match), and most adapters can just be left permanently on the headphones, in which case there's little convenience lost over a dedicated USB-C headphone.

I've got 2 pairs of headphones I use (a smaller set for commuting and a larger one for longer use), and wasn't going to replace them just because of a dick move by phone makers (I've never believed that it was a coincidence that Apple bought a popular headphone brand shortly before they removed the headphone jack from their phones). I've got regular £10 adapters I keep with each, plus a fancier one I keep with the better pair. That works for me, though frankly just having a headphone jack would work better.

How well that works as an FM antenna I don't know, as my phone doesn't have that option.

 

[mikedt]

Quite frankly I've never given any thought to USB-C headphones. Anything I use to listen to music or other media with headphones, either has a headphone jack or I use Bluetooth.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I've found some that look interesting. I should get them sometime tomorrow. I'll let everybody here know what I think. They're on the ear headphones. That's a departure for me.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Got them. You have to plug in left and right cups then plug in the headphones.
These are pillow phones. They rest your ear.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Nice crisp sound.
They remind me of 70s Science Lab headphones but the sound so much better.
Better Bass, Treble and Mid-range.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

$200 is still midrange? I miss @twister6.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

BRB gotta take a pic.

 

[dontpanicbobby]