Comments on: Intel Wants To Kill 3.5mm Audio Jack With USB Type-C Digital Audio

By: Manuel Chan

Manuel Chan — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Another downside of usb for audio is that is not designed to this specific use. 3.5 jacks were designed for heavy use, continuous conect and disconect and traction. Nevertheless, 3.5 jacks wear soon enought.
Picture then using the same port for charging, connecting headphones, transfering files, etc. Chances are the usb port will fail sooner than later.
To me it seems like another big steep forward planned obsolecense.

By: Samskar Ebyaha

Samskar Ebyaha — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

and how do we listen to music when the phone needs to be chareged?

By: Jayson Rees

Jayson Rees — Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think they need to stop trying to overcomplicate things. You can get absolutely beatiful sound quality out of a 3.5mm jack and the means to build them is exceptionally cheap. This sounds more like they just want more expensive crap to sell. I’ll save my cash for things that actually do me some good.