3.5mm headphone jack going away ?

Posted by: Guy007 on 22 January 2016

So currently the internet rumour mill is going with stories of Apple's next iPhone dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack, with the implication it will spread to other manufacturers.

Recently headphone manufacturers have been putting out new devices with lightning connections ( Audeze spring to mind) as they get better 'digital sound' and Sennheiser didn't seem to be phased based on a recent article.

What are people's thoughts here ? Not worried as it's portable hifi and not my home equipment ?

Posted on: 24 January 2016 by Eloise

ChrisSU posted:
Maybe Beats are about to launch a new range of Bluetooth headphones and they want to generate lots of demand.

Well other places report that Blutooth would be the "default" solution with Lightning (or whatever) being an upgrade / higher quality solution.

Posted on: 24 January 2016 by ChrisSU

That sounds likely, Eloise. Having moved to a Sony Walkman for portable use, it's not really something that concerns me too much.....although actually, the sound quality from my iPhone 6 isn't too bad compared to earlier versions.

Posted on: 26 January 2016 by Guy007

jon honeyball posted:
My lips are sealed. But no one has spotted the real reasons yet.

Jon, when can you unseal them ? :-)

Posted on: 27 January 2016 by Eloise

Guy007 posted:
jon honeyball posted:
My lips are sealed. But no one has spotted the real reasons yet.
Jon, when can you unseal them ? :-)

Well if its to do with Apple... lips can be unsealed 10 seconds after Tim Cook stand up on stage and tell us the reason!