Like allowing you to carry guns or not having health insurance if you choose to?Triggered much? No. Just kind of annoying to have someone else making decisions for me, regardless of whatever government or entity they may be.
Like allowing you to carry guns or not having health insurance if you choose to?Triggered much? No. Just kind of annoying to have someone else making decisions for me, regardless of whatever government or entity they may be.
This is the truth. Apple started this shit, conveniently right after they bought Beats. "Courage" my ass.The whole reason this is forced on us is to upsell what you say: a wireless earbud. There is no technical reason to have taken out the 3.5mm jack as evidenced by this flagship phone having plenty of room for it.
DT 900 Pro X.I have the 5 IV, yes it's tiny - and very light - which I like as I think phones has been becoming too large. Regarding HP out, while not immensely powerful it can drive cans like ATH M50x, SHURE SRH840A, Aurvana Live, MDR-1AM2 and Beyer DT900 Pro X to ear bleeding levels. You don't HAVE to use a Hifiman HE6 on a phone.
Yes, there is processing going on, as Dolby Digital is on by default. Amir could have turned it off in settings to get better readings. Sound is subjectively very good, no distorsion and no noise. The killer app is Wavelet which works flawless on Sonys Android 13, you can get really good sound IRL(Wavelet recently had a Android 13 upgrade).
Sometimes nanny state regulations are put in place to curb litigation, and therefore allow companies to make and sell products rather than spend time in the courtroom. So in many cases, the “nanny state” flows from capitalism, not socialism.Nanny state strikes again!
Apple is often reactive rather than innovative, but here you are right. In an effort to streamline, simplify, and make thinner, Apple was among the first to ditch the TRS plug.This is the truth. Apple started this shit, conveniently right after they bought Beats. "Courage" my ass.
Not true. My T-Mobile LG V60 is on Android 12 and received the usual security update a couple months ago. 5G, headphone jack , 1TB drive, wireless charging, great battery life (70 hours audio playback time), 4K 10 bit video capable.... For a quarter the price of the Sony.I have some fond memories of my Sony Walkman w800i.. The LG phones can still be had for cheap, but no security updates,etc
I do. Wanted to avoid it but seems not possible. I am waiting for Feb 1 announcement of S23 if I go that route. I realized that with wireless charging, I can use the USB for audio and still be able to charge, albeit with the phone in the cradle of the charger.
Make it thinner? How come the iPod touch of the same time kept the 3.5 mm socket *and* was thinner?Apple is often reactive rather than innovative, but here you are right. In an effort to streamline, simplify, and make thinner, Apple was among the first to ditch the TRS plug.
From USB-C Audio Adapter Accessory Mode:Now I'm confused. Isn't USB-C purely digital? How can a passive adapter make an analog signal available that is not even on the connector? Why would one even think to put a CS43131 if there is no analog output for it?
In this mode, all digital circuits are disconnected from the connector, and certain pins become reassigned for analog outputs or inputs.
Apple removed the Sim card slot on the latest models and put a plastic spacer block in its place:In an effort to streamline, simplify, and make thinner, Apple was among the first to ditch the TRS plug.
I have the 5 IV, yes it's tiny - and very light - which I like as I think phones has been becoming too large. Regarding HP out, while not immensely powerful it can drive cans like ATH M50x, SHURE SRH840A, Aurvana Live, MDR-1AM2 and Beyer DT900 Pro X to ear bleeding levels. You don't HAVE to use a Hifiman HE6 on a phone.
Yes, there is processing going on, as Dolby Digital is on by default. Amir could have turned it off in settings to get better readings. Sound is subjectively very good, no distorsion and no noise. The killer app is Wavelet which works flawless on Sonys Android 13, you can get really good sound IRL(Wavelet recently had a Android 13 upgrade).
Battery life is silly good, which is also a great feature.
Camera is good enough, I don't care much about photography.
My BT Sony cans works flawless using LDAC.
The phone is waterproof, both IP65 and IP68 and has the latest Corning Gorilla Victus glass, so should be durable.
It takes 1TB SD cards.
If I absolutely must use a hard to drive can, I have the SXFI-stick, a miniscule Xiaomi dongle and the Topping NX-1, but it's nice to don't have to use a dongle. There are lots of good headphones that dont need more power than what the 5 IV provides. I hope Amir found out that you have to accept a warning box to get to higher sound output, as default is indeed limited.
So far I love the phone, it's virtually the exact same size as my old LG G7 which has a top tier ESS DAC inside and which Amir praised but which subjectively doesn't sound any better for normal listening imo. The gamechanger is Wavelet as i see it, not which DAC. I had a Xiaomi in between the G7 and the Sony, and I was indeed missing the HP out.
You can get 4Vrms out of an iPhone relatively easily. Just get a thumb drive DAC with balanced output and Type-C female input (Hidizs S9 Pro, MoonRiver2, L&P W2, Quloos MC01, there are dozens really) and pair it with a Lightning to Type-C OTG cable (again, dozens of those online).0.5V unfortunately is quite normal.
There are plenty of high powered USB-C DACs but all lightning DACs I measured only had 0.5-0.7V output as well.
I prefer IEMs too. I would go for something like the Fiio BTR5 to keep my phone wire-free. The BTR3 has Bluetooth LDAC which works well with my Google Pixel phone.I don't lug big headphones with me outside of home. IEMs is what I use so these phones are fine for me.