Ummm, you did notice the big silvery wire running out of this, right? Now carefully read the OP.
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Apple Preparing HD Audio Playback for iOS 8 Alongside New In-Ear Headphones and Lightning Cable
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But they look pretty!
I have a Belkin Lightning cable which is built like a tank in comparison
I went from the SE 525's to the SE 535's to the SE 846's and OMG, these are the best sounding headphones I have listened to. I demo'd them against a pair of Fit Ear (FitEar ToGO 334's) while in Japan but in the end the Shures won out. That 4th driver is sooooooo sweet. I love them. To date, even the higher end Ultimate Ears can't win me over. I have a Sony PHA-1 as a DAC, and Song's Audio Galaxy Plus replacement cable (the Shure cable was not that good) as the cable. I am in sonic bliss.
SONY PHA-2 plus Shure SE 846 equals sublime auditory experience; if you want an optimal setup, you could do far worse.
I like what Tim Cook is doing if Apple is getting back to an emphasis on music. We may also see some updated iPods if that's the case. Apple may be about to shake up the music world again. I definitely see the Beats acquisition (if true) to be a worthwhile move. Branding matters and Beats seems to have a large following for Apple to pull into the fold. Apple can always improve the quality of Beats hardware if there are audiophiles who don't like them as they are.
I just happen to think that Apple will be able to reach a lot more consumers with Dr. Dre as a front man. Apple seems to be a lily-white company that could use a little more color of all sorts. Gene Munster says he doesn't understand Apple's desire for Beats but he's going to look pretty stupid when iPhone and music sales improve immensely. I think the music world will sit up and take notice. Apple may be evolving again and that is just as good as innovation.
I just happen to think that Apple will be able to reach a lot more consumers with Dr. Dre as a front man. Apple seems to be a lily-white company that could use a little more color of all sorts. Gene Munster says he doesn't understand Apple's desire for Beats but he's going to look pretty stupid when iPhone and music sales improve immensely. I think the music world will sit up and take notice. Apple may be evolving again and that is just as good as innovation.
Going with optical would be totally pointless. Not only would it make the whole thing expensive, the transceivers would take up a lot of space inside the phone and the cable would become even more fragile, optical fibre offers exactly zero benefits over copper at the cable lengths we're talking about here.
finally, a company that understands that I, the music listener, am greatly suffering as I'm not able to hear the immortal masterworks of Nirvana at 100,000 kHz quality. At times I'm unsure if I even know what the records truly sound like.
I REALLY loved my In-Ear Headphones for a while. From like 2007-2011 they were my go-to and I would be really super interested to see what they did in an updated version.
I took this to mean ".. and a new lightning cable." As in, a better designed one that won't fall apart after a few months of use.
It will most likely be backwards compatible. You just won't get any of the advanced features in the new one.
Similar to how HDMI has 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 specs, and USB 1.1 2.0 and 3.0
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I think you are right. Apple needs to shake things up. While everyone else will continue with spec bumps, Apple is about to shock the world again.
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I'm really hoping the lightning cable specs bump up with USB 3 support, or even offer a thunderbolt-lightning cable.
Who wants HD Audio?
Looks like yet another temporary sales gimmick. This will go over about as well as the HD CDs a decade ago. The average person does not crave HD audio sound. Price and convenience are usually the only significant wants and needs. It will only take hold if the overall price remains the same.
Looks like yet another temporary sales gimmick. This will go over about as well as the HD CDs a decade ago. The average person does not crave HD audio sound. Price and convenience are usually the only significant wants and needs. It will only take hold if the overall price remains the same.
Panasonic Ergo earbuds are the most comfortable in-ear headphones I've ever used. Sound quality on par with the Apple version but way more comfortable over periods of time. Look them up. You can get a pair for under $10 on Amazon.
Sony in-ear buds are the best. $20. Best headphones I've ever gotten. And I bought Beats (then sold them)
Not really earbuds are next to impossible to get right for everybody. Ears come in all shapes and sizes.
HD audio. 1080p baby.
And they're not referring to ear pods. This article is about the in ear headphones.
And they're not referring to ear pods. This article is about the in ear headphones.
Apple will probably never support FLAC as they have their own competing ALAC (Apple Lossless) format which is pretty much the same thing. If they want "HD" audio they will simply remove the 16/48k player and hardware limitations (the codec can already go higher than that).
Thunderbolt relies on PCI-Express to work. iPhone and iPad hardware don't have any PCI-E lanes and adding them is not feasible.
USB3 is very possible, however.