Cheap and wireless = latency. I spend more time watching video than listening to music.
I have airpods and love them. But you're paying a lot extra for wireless.
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iPhone 8/Plus Headphone Jack
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Cheap and wireless = latency. I spend more time watching video than listening to music.
I have airpods and love them. But you're paying a lot extra for wireless.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Going forward the focus will be on mastering one trade.
No real innovation needed to happen with the headphone jack, it's already mastered basically, so leaving it there while mastering wireless wouldn't have really affected anything. That's to say they could have easily done it if they chose to, and that it's basically really down to choice on their part and nothing that would have actually had any detrimental (or otherwise) effect if they didn't remove it.
Thanks for elaborating. I agree that I prefer wireless over wired. I have been using BT for years, long before apple removed the headphone jack for the exact reasons you shared.
Agreed on the Airpods. I just picked some up a month ago - had been using Powerbeats2 Wireless headphones before. I only suggested getting a cheap pair because I don't know OP's financial situation and figured if they picked up a cheap pair they'd at least end up with a proof-of-concept and spend more on higher quality wireless headphones if desired.
Basically, wireless headphones are something you don't even realize you need until you actually use them. Once you do, going back to wired is really hard. Such loss of freedom.
Actually, compared to the competition, the AirPods are not really all that overpriced for the technology, battery life and simplicity you’re receiving. Some of the competition is priced considerably higher and doesn’t offer some of the features that the Airpods do.
I use a BT receiver in my car. Have been for years. That is one cord I will never go back to. BT receiver remains plugged in, so no battery to worry about.
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Oh and: still a fan of corded earbuds/headphones. Can buy decent sounding ones at a cheap price and one less thing you need to remember to plug in and charge (and can use on something that still has a 3.5mm plug [yes, Bluetooth headsets should work as well]).
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I feel your pain. I use my SE more than my 8 because of that. That being said I still enjoy Apple products so I have accepted that the headphone jack is most likely not coming back. I just went and bought several adapters so I have one with me when I need it.
Yeah, fair enough. I didn't mean to be so final with my post. There is definitely a tradeoff with the convenience factor. I am an audiophile, and it matters to me. I also have never heard BT either, so I probably shouldn't even comment.
Some prefer convenience over sound quality. I personally Love quality, so no Bluetooth here. 
Some prefer convenience over sound quality. I personally Love quality, so no Bluetooth here.
I would say ‘quality’ is subjective and it depends on the individuals expectations when it comes to sound. Some Bluetooth headsets actually are adequate with sound, but nor am I indicating they are emanating the sound quality from a wired headphones either.
I was in that camp but I'm not so sure anymore since I bought the Audio Technica ATH SR5 BT. I have pretty high standards and to me they sound just bloody amazing wireless (you can use them wired aswell). Not bass heavy though if that's your style.
And the freedom gained from being unattached is fantastic. Easily the best purchase of last year.
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I love wired headphones. I hate charging things.
To all the wireless lovers - keep using BT devices. A headphone jack doesn’t stop BT from working fine. The rest of us really like wired tech.
Apple just wants to sell more BT headphones. This was a business decision, not an aesthetic decision.
To all the wireless lovers - keep using BT devices. A headphone jack doesn’t stop BT from working fine. The rest of us really like wired tech.
Apple just wants to sell more BT headphones. This was a business decision, not an aesthetic decision.
You can't realistically say that the Airpods have decent audio; mine sound rubbish but convenience wins out sometimes.
OTOH my B & O H9i sound good and have a replaceable battery. They were £450, though.
Realistically, I can say that. Because the audio is _decent_enough for me and my needs when I do use them for working out. I’m not expecting the Airpods to have the quality of wired headphones and nor am I a true audiophile either (Which I don’t care to be). However, I don’t expect others also to share my expectations, but the Audio is suitable where I generally have no complaints.
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My audio technica and some others too work 40 hours on one charge. That’s about a charge once a week.
QC35's are the same. I charge them about once every week or so. Hardly a big issue.
The easiest guess is the OP already had some good quality wired earphones. In that case i doubt the suggestion would change the OP’s mind.
In which case can't you just use the free lightning adapter and alls good?
I believe so. A German magazine tested the adapter when released and found the sound quality already lower than the average jack that Apple used before.
It gets annoying when you use your wired stuff with other devices that don’t require the dongle and we’ve seen that a lot of people tend to lose the adapter for that reason.
Personally, I got a few adapters and attached them to the wired earphones almost permanently.
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