Just randomly sharing my experience here. My sister told me a few weeks ago she was going to change for a new phone (a Motorola, she likes AOSP-like experience). I noticed that her new phone wouldn’t get a jack.

“Yeah, I know, I hope I can make it work with a USB-adapter”. She has nice headphones that she likes to use, so USB-C earplugs were not an option.

Fast forward to today, she told me the adapter she got starts to malfunction:

  • she has to twitch the jack in the adapter for the thing to work
  • when she plugs the adapter in, Google Assistant takes over and randomly starts skipping songs.

She’s now considering getting wireless earbuds, but she’s not a fan of having to recharge them to be able to use them, and is also cautious about the e-waste potential.

I have a Moto G84 which does the job. It’s not the best phone in the world, I’m eyeing a flagship from time to time and keep the G84 as a “connected walkman”, but would it break today, I would probably get a G55 (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Motorola-Moto-G55-smartphone-review-Inexpensive-doesn-t-have-to-be-boring.932900.0.html)

That’s it for me, do you have similar experiences to share?

  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    6 days ago

    For me, nobody makes wireless over-ear headphones for people with giant skulls. I have broken headbands over time because they aren’t meant to go wide enough to actually fit on my head.

    IEMs aren’t really an option for me due to earwax (they either fall out, or the eartips degrade rapidly and I’m spending $20 every couple of months)

    • zod000@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I am in no way trying to sell you on bluetooth headphones because I won’t use them either, but I imagine the Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless or AudioTechnica ATH-M50xBT2 would fit your head. Neither are exactly something you’d walk around town in, I imagine.

      • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Funny enough, audio technica M50’s are one of the ones that broke 😅 the part just below the leather headband cracked and broke apart after about a year IIRC

        Had some Beyerdynamic dt 770s that broke just above the swivel hinge too.

        Currently using Sennheiser hd 58x jubilee, theyre holding up well and fit much better than the audio technicas.

      • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Maybe. I tried the Bose equivalent (the Ultra Opens), the fit was fantastic but audio quality was absolute crap for the pricetag (returned after less than 5 minutes of use)