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In many of Apple’s most popular product lines, the headphone jack is long gone. For those with beloved IEMs, headphones, and other listening devices, this poses a problem Read More
I blught the 3.5 mm variant. No better than the Apple dongle, but why not I guess.
edit: after extended use I did come to a conclusion of why you’d use this over the regular Apple dongle. This thing is actually sturdy, whereas the Apple dongle can easily damage if you so much as twist the silicon wiring.
This is like an Apple dongle for people who are tired of constantly buying new dongles and aren’t trying to go for an expensive solution. It carves out its own place in some people’s setups for sure.
NOTE! You don’t want to use thick or heavy cables with this. It’s very sturdy and you will be putting that weight on your charging port.
I’ve only used it a couple times, but so far, it works as advertised!
It sounds great so far, but I’m careful to remove it from the phone when I’m not using it, because I’m concerned about accidentally snapping it off, but this would be about the same with any similar device.
it works adding our Apple phones as backup music machines. I wonder if this is just a conversion of plug types or if there’s a little something-something else in there as the music seems both ‘brighter’ and louder.
The build quality makes you desire that everything was built like this. Flawless. Convenient design, firm attachment, dry and precise sound... what else to want?
Build quality is excellent, sound quality leaves me with no complaints, but this is only a 3-pole adapter. Headphones with an inline mic / 4-pole plug will not work.
fisti_cuffsIt could totally be intentional, a feature even, as an extra line on the same shared ground is almost guaranteed to introduce crosstalk or some other form of RF interference, making the headphones sound a bit shabby at best or piss-poor at worst. This is why so many folks swear by “balanced” cables. Balanced meaning a a separate ground for each side (left and right) resulting in four lines without a mic. You’ll see that those are entirely separately sized connections to ensure one is intentionally taking advantage of them being “balanced,” they’re generally the XLR, 2.5mm, & 4.4mm connections; as opposed to the exponentially more common “SE” (single-ended) cables that terminate in a 3.5mm or 6.35mm connection. Whether or not balanced audio is objectively superior has been at the heart of audiophile debates for a very long time, however the entire concept revolving around the O2 Amp or “Objective2 Amp” is right there in the title. If the hardware is designed properly, then even balanced audio is objectively superfluous! Hence why I emphasize something that goes a step further — causing more crosstalk via a single shared ground — everyone who understands the objective-side to audio engineering will agree that it will yield at least some RF interference! In a nutshell, you don’t need to go running out to buy balanced gear, that would be a waste IMHO, but you shouldn’t use IEMs or the like with a mic if your intention is to actually enjoy some really good sounding audio!
This is why the first thing I do when I get a new pair of IEMs is ensure that I’m using the mic free cable! If I have a choice at checkout, I always pick the one without the mic. Depending on the IEMs, I’m likely to just use my own choice of cable to ensure a ‘clean’ connection! I used the FiiO LC-3.5D 3.5mm High-Purity Monocrystalline Silver Litz MMCX Replacement Cable until the supply dried up, but I’m sure something similar is on the market at a somewhat reasonable price. Even this particular cable is only helping subjectively, but I at least perceive a difference using them and hearing is generally perception, at least the majority of it is. Something objective on the other hand should be viewed as more of a “rule” than a “guideline” or “recommendation” as it accounts for best engineering practices.
I’ll end on this thought: I think music should be experienced, and any barriers preventing you from enjoying the best possible experience should be removed (within reason). This is the type of adapter that I would use with my phone in airplane mode, so I don’t have to be disturbed even with texts, and just lay back, close my eyes, and enjoy the music while the world stands still for a while! Seriously, anything else is a disservice to yourself! If you absolutely need to use a mic, just use Bluetooth or something simple as that inherently means the music is just a distraction and not the center of your attention. Use this to milk some extra quality out of your phone after getting home at the end of the day or on a weekend.
High end devices, such as Hi-Res audio players put it best into perspective as they do one thing well and ignore the rest. They certainly are powerful enough to handle additional “features,” but when you think about it, piling on features just turns into an annoyance. We would end up with too many options when we have a perfectly good device to experience the music right in front of us. Do we really need more?
I waited a month for a product that was substituted with a pair of cheap IEM’s. Without my knowing. This could be such a better business if it weren’t for incompetence.
BryDatGuyYep same here. I sent an email to drop to ask what happened and they said that this has happened to quite a few people and that they are investigating. I would either like a refund or the item I ordered actually delivered
Solid build so I use it with my in-ears without going everywhere, but that's all I've found a use for it. Think the price is a bit too steep for just a dongle- if it were a small little dac/amp then it would have been worth it. Also you cannot use earbuds with mic on it...
ThivI mean it technically does have a dac in it, so does the apple adapter. That is like the number one complaint outside needing an adapter is that the dac in the adapter is much worse than what was in the old iphones