This technology was initially marketed for automotive aftermarket as it was viewed as the largest potential sales. Now the home and mobile systems market is addressed with Apple ax'ing the 3.5-mm connector.
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Griffin's New iTrip Clip Adapter Makes Wired Headphones Work Wirelessly
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Well that makes sense. I have pretty decent sounding MPOW dongle which sounds great in the car, which is a noisy environment. I doesn't sound as good when using with a pair of headphones in a quite environment. I'm hoping BT 5 and better technology will address that problem -- which it sort of has to if Apple is really going to lose the headphone jack.
Cool design, but I disagree regarding inline controls. Without them, it's a no go.Great idea, but it could look better and possibly be smaller.
Here's a concept for an Apple-designed one:
IMO it should be as small as possible and having playback controls isn't strictly necessary, with a lot of headphones having remotes these days and the phone still being reachable in your pocket.
Source: http://blog.partlysean.com/page/2
Well, if the audio jack does go away, I'll need an adapter of some sort and this one looks pretty good. Price is good. I'll wait and see what Apple has first, though. No way am I giving up my Bose Noise Canceling headphones. Hopefully, the market will be flooded with choices and I'll have a lot of research to do.
Bose just came out with Bluetooth noise canceling headphones.
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I don't think the phones make much difference. You need the newer Bluetooth headphones for better sound quality and no skipping.
Wow, this is changing the game for me again! Never thought about this! I was ready to skip the iPhone 7 for the lack of the headphone jack since I have some nice and expense studio headphones and I hate dongles.
I don't care how those things look, I want to know about the sound quality! Is this hi def audio? Just checked some Amazon reviews and it seems most of those things cut out some very low and very high frequencies. Which of them has the best sound quality? I need a 3 Hz to 100 kHz output.
I don't care how those things look, I want to know about the sound quality! Is this hi def audio? Just checked some Amazon reviews and it seems most of those things cut out some very low and very high frequencies. Which of them has the best sound quality? I need a 3 Hz to 100 kHz output.
Yeah, but I like the ones I have and don't feel like plunking down a couple of hundred bucks extra on top of a new iPhone.
This product (Griffin) looks rather interesting for me. I'm a V-Moda fan myself, and this would allow me to continue using my trusty V-Moda Vibe buds with upcoming products-- and give them in-line-"ish" controls to boot-- even if I go with a different brand of phone next time.
The expectation is that Apple will introduce lossless streaming with this announcement, and wireless audio to handle the extra bandwidth at full quality without compromising power over what's currently available. So, except for charging the headphones/dongles, performance should be as good as the headphones permit.
So I wouldn't buy anything until this announcement is made, and we see what Apple introduces next week.
I would be curious to see how the sound quality compares. Not sure if this would be for me.
Oh good! Now we can fill the landfills with more rubbish...Phone + headphone adapter. So much for green, Apple. Headphones aren't like the floppy drive....wired headphones aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
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Apple is not interested in adapters....they want to sell you Beats!Great idea, but it could look better and possibly be smaller.
Here's a concept for an Apple-designed one:
IMO it should be as small as possible and having playback controls isn't strictly necessary, with a lot of headphones having remotes these days and the phone still being reachable in your pocket.
Source: http://blog.partlysean.com/page/2
The new wireless noise canceling headphones are just as comfortable as the wired ones -- more comfortable, because no wires. I understand not wanting to spend more money, but wireless is the future. Someone gave me the non-noise canceling wireless Bose as a gift, and I haven't touched my wired headphone since. I've tried using this type of Bluetooth adapter dongle with wired headphones, but there's still the wire and the dongle to contend with. True wireless trumps it all.
Jabra BT3030 circa 2008
I use one of these on a daily basis but I did get rid of that chain. A clip would have been better and I'm looking around as of now to see if I can modify it by adding a clip.
It seems that way. I was aware of many different Bluetooth devices, but these small, personal devices evaded me.
I actually have a use for this.