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Robboman93 ,

I use it everyday, I still like wired earphones a lot.

aesopjah ,

as a backup. like when on a plane and my wireless ones die. or to plug into stereo aux

SomeBloke ,
@SomeBloke@lemm.ee avatar

Use it every day. Yeah wireless earphones are great, but they’re far from perfect; some pairs have delays and issues with audio quality, turning on bluetooth drains my phone battery quicker, and I have enough devices which I need to maintain and recharge all the time - I can’t be doing with another one.

The only hassle you get with wired earphones is them tangling up and limiting how far you can move your head, but I’d take those over connection issues any day.

Engywuck ,

Me. I own both wired and wireless earphones and I want to be able to use both.

moonleay OP ,

Fair. Personally I prefer wireless, since my headphone wires break all the time due to heavy use, but I can understand, why you’d like to be able to use both.

Magnetar ,

Wireless headphones have to be charged so often, it’s just annoying. Good old trusty wired headphones never need to be charged.

NoStressyJessie ,

A decent pair can charge enough for hours in minutes. When they about to die, pop one out and into the case, let it charge until the one in your ear is dead or dying, swap them out, 10 minutes and you’re back to stereo for a few hours.

militant_spider ,

I can get 2-3 days of use out of my wireless before they absolutely need to be charged. They’re not the best sound quality out there, but they have the features I need for my situation.

NoStressyJessie ,

If they were wired I bet you’d have to untangle them more often than you currently charge them

militant_spider ,

Last time I tried to use wired headphones for work, the connection snapped off in the port. I’m definitely good to stay away from wired headphones for everything other than my computer.

NoStressyJessie ,

I broke one off into a jack in my entertainment center computer once, ruined my week until I could get money to fix everything.

Shurimal ,

If they were wired I bet you’d have to untangle them

I never have to untangle my IEM cables. A civilized person keeps their IEM-s in the carry case when not in use.

NoStressyJessie ,

Cool. You know that the majority of people have no clue what that even is, and that wouldn’t apply to those folks.

Anyway Congratulations on having a nice investment piece for your audio enjoyment

Shurimal ,

A pair of 40€ Denons is not really an "investment piece", even though they have lasted me for 10 years.

NoStressyJessie ,

I’m not super versed on monitors outside of stage performances, and I didn’t do acquisitions. Don’t most people who use IEM’s for standard audio use a nice driver or prefer a device with a good audio out and lossless format compatibility? I guess I kinda assumed if you cared enough to distinguish using monitors instead of earbuds you care about other factors too.

Shurimal ,

IEM is easier to type than "in-ear headphones" and has become the defacto generic term for them, just like "monitor" has become to mean any stand mount/bookshelf speaker.

Anyway, over the past few years the market has flooded with cheap and very good "IEM-s" by manufacturers like Moondrop, Truthear and others. 30€ can get you a pair that follows Harman curve quite closely and has low enough distortion to allow EQ. Generally they use 10mm dynamic drivers instead of balanced armatures, but they also have more expensive multi-way BA and DD/BA options.

In short, high quality IEM style headphones have become a commodity and you don't need to be an audiophile or muso who's willing to pay hundreds for Shure SE535-s.

Zak ,
@Zak@lemmy.world avatar

For larger models, replaceable batteries would improve this situation a lot. Of course that would hurt the manufacturers’ planned obsolescence strategy.

Phlogiston ,

Not so true. I use a set of “wireless” where the two ears are connected around the back of my neck. (A pair of beatx). These have 12hr battery and I listen a lot. I only kill the batteries on long ski days (the cold probably bring the battery life down a bit).

All my complaints at this point are lack of options in this mostly perfect form factor.

(Better fit in my ears, better sound, etc). This isn’t a wired/wireless problem.

tigeruppercut ,

my headphone wires break all the time

Are these detachable wires? Because I used to kill headphones all the time tripping over their wires but since I started getting ones with the 3.5 mm jack on the headphone side that hasn’t happened since.

Zak ,
@Zak@lemmy.world avatar

my headphone wires break all the time due to heavy use

Some wired headphones have a detachable cable. Large ones use a 3.5mm jack on both ends, but there are standards for small ones.

0ops ,

Hell, every set of wireless headphones I’ve had (not earbuds) had a detectable cable as well. I use both modes frequently my sonys

dameoutlaw ,
@dameoutlaw@lemmy.ml avatar

That’s cool but that doesn’t answer the question

Engywuck ,

He asked how many of you use the jack. I replied “me” and told why.

Lmaydev ,

Literally does

EngineerGaming ,
@EngineerGaming@feddit.nl avatar

I recently switched to wireless over-the-ear headphones and overall happy. However, when it comes to earbuds - they would only be wired. Unlike my large headphones, which can be unscrewed for that, most earbuds would have trouble wen replacing the battery. And - maybe more importantly - easier to lose since they’re separate and so small.

InEnduringGrowStrong ,
@InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works avatar

This.
Wireless is nice, but wired earbuds never need to be charged, they just work.

kouichi ,

This is the correct answer. It’s about having choices. I very often forget to charge my wireless when I need it and when it’s dead, all I have to do is pull my wired out since my phone has the headphone jack. And when I work, I use my wired to listen to music, because in that situation, wired is simply superior. So I will always buy a phone with a headphone jack because I don’t want a perfectly workable, harmless feature that I need to be taken away from me.

jacktherippah ,

When I use IEMs I use an Apple USB-C to 3.5.mm dongle for my Pixel. Weirdly good value ngl. Nowadays I do have a pair of Galaxy Buds 2 Pro as well. I use them more than wired headphones at this point. So while a headphone jack would still be nice, to me it’s not that necessary anymore.

crony ,
@crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz avatar

Until I didn’t buy a phone without one, literally dailly.

kalleboo ,

I like using wired headphones when I take phone calls. The headset profile that Bluetooth switches to when it needs to activate a microphone sounds like total ass and I have trouble understanding what people say as it is.

Wizard_Pope ,
@Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly. I use my ath50x headset usually wirelessly but for calls I switch to the wire. I have tried using the headset mode but have been told everytime that I am uninteligible in that mode because the mic is fucking shit. I even vompared it with the help of my friends on discord and they said to jist keep using the wire.

WhyYesZoidberg ,

I use wired headphones in bed, listening to podcast and whatnot. Easier to just yank out and throw away when falling asleep. I use lightning headphones right now…

Blackmist ,

Current phone: Never, because it doesn’t have one.

Last phone: Also never, because I had decent Bluetooth headphones.

Phone before that: All the time, but broke several sets of earbuds from snagging on things and getting frayed.

Genuinely can’t be arsed to wear a piece of wire down my clothes like I’m a small child with some fucking mittens on a string. Could not give two fucks about the 3.5mm jack dying out.

DeepGradientAscent ,
@DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev avatar

Everyday. I am an audiophile and I prefer analog signal audio fidelity over Bluetooth, though I will admit wireless audio has come a long way in quality since its inception. Also, I resent having to charge another device in day-to-day use.

HowManyNimons ,

I’m the opposite. I miss my headphone jack because if I lose or forget my headphones, I used to be able to pick up a podcast-worthy pair for a few quid. Bluetooth ones start at a much higher price point, so I’m more likely to go without.

Phen ,

My phone doesn’t have one and I miss it daily. I ended up getting Bluetooth earpieces because being unable to plug anything else in my phone while listening to music was driving me mad, but then those little shits’ batteries only last for a few hours and I still have to be switching things up during the day while they recharge.

HerbalGamer ,
@HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works avatar

My friends workshop has an old stereo in it. We use the Aux cable to play music on that.

Otherwise I usually have a pair of cheap headphones in my bag in case the bluetooth ones run out.

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

it’s the olny way i can use headphones right now since I don’t have wireless headphones

Appoxo ,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

If there was one I think I’d prefer it.

Maldreamer ,

Almost everyday, the day my current phone diee and when i get a new one i would need a dongle for my iem

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