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  • I find the idea of a phone without any ports incredibly distressing. You’re probably right, though. It won’t be that long before apple and/or samsung try that.

    I realize now that I’m likely in a loud minority.

    As long as there are half-decent phones with usb & 3.5mm ports and sd slots, I’m content. The large manufacturers can do what they want for all I care - I just hope my niche persists.

    Thanks for this exchange.


  • Fair. Although I have more to say.

    Maybe this connector from the 50s has survived this long because it’s perfect (or at least really good) at its job? There is a reason why all professional equipment uses analog connections.

    I agree that at a price point of 6€ or 20€, it doesn’t make much of a difference for most headphones - although I’d like to mention that for 20€, you’re already in the price range of cheap IEMs (“In-Ear Monitors”), which are really good in terms of price to sound quality.

    If you want reliable earbuds with good sound quality and affordable price (between 20€ and 100€), IEMs are a really good choice.

    Also, their cables are pretty much always robust and replaceable, so if one does break, you won’t have to buy new headphones altogether.

    The only “caveat” with IEMs is that they exclusively have analog connections (3.5mm). I think that’s a good thing, though: the manufacturer has more budget for better cables and audio drivers this way.

    I hope I could shed some more light on this :)


  • USBC and lightning are both still digital connections, meaning you have to have a digital-to-analog converter un the headphones themselves, making them more expensive and more complicated.

    Also, you can’t charge and listen at the same time (without an additional cable).

    3.5 mm is the “old reliable” - I will never buy a phone without both a 3.5mm jack and a MicroSD card slot.









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    7 months ago

    The Combination with water is also pretty nice:

    HCl (Hydrochloric Acid - Very dangerous) NaOH (Caustic Soda - Also very dangerous)

    Combine to literal Saltwater (H2O and NaCl).

    Interestingly, because the reaction goes both ways, in any amount of salt water, there will be a miniscule amount of Hydrochloric Acid and Caustic Soda. The concentration is so low because they immediately react again, going back to water and salt.