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raspberriesareyummy ,

I use it all the time. And I would argue that the question should be “what’s the intelligence distribution of people using cabled data links over those preferring wireless?” :p

Red_October ,

I do. While I don’t end up using headphones terribly often, I still prefer wired ones when I do. I would lose bluetooth earbuds in a heartbeat, and it wouldn’t be worth the expense to replace them.

MIDItheKID ,

This is the issue I have. I don’t think I ever lost a set of wired headphones in my life, and I swear I lose a set of wireless buds once a year. Sometimes they turn up in a weird place months later. But that’s why I usually opt for cheaper ones, it doesn’t hurt as much when they disappear. However I recently got a free set of Google buds with a new phone. The quality and features are amazing, but it’s really only so long before I lose them. This is something I have come to accept.

MdRuckus ,

I haven’t used wired headphones in about 8 years. Bluetooth all the way.

vsh ,
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At this point wired headphones feel like ancient technology to me. Bluetooth never dies 💙🦷

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    Mo5560 ,

    Have you seen anyone in a music recording studio or a stage wearing Bluetooth headphones?

    My point is not that everybody needs headphones for studio sessions or gigs etc. My point is simply that Bluetooth is not just better as you seem to imply.

    Different technologies have different usecases, wired headphones won’t die for a very long time, and there are good reasons for it.

    vsh ,
    @vsh@lemm.ee avatar

    We’re not talking about the studio environment babe. I won’t strangle myself with a 2 meter cable while taking a seat. Bluetooth is the future and pros far outweigh the cons. We’re at the point where Bluetooth 5.3 is indistinguishable from a good quality headset. On top of that Bluetooth is the backbone of every wireless device and we are moving towards wireless society if you like it or not.

    Mo5560 , (edited )

    Why do y’all have to write in such a condescending/rude way?

    My point was Bluetooth is not better in every way and I stand by that (you seem to too).

    Personally, I have 2 pairs of headphones 1 pair of in-ears and 1 pair of over-ears, I use my over-ears for everything except band practice and gigs (where I use in-ears). Buying more headphones just so I can use them with my phone seems ridiculous to me.

    I am happy that you find joy in wireless headphones, and I’ll stop talking now in fear of summoning that Candybar Jerk again.

    snek ,
    @snek@lemmy.world avatar

    Has a “boomer” treated you wrong at some point your life or something? 😬

    zergtoshi ,

    I use it quite frequently for both making calls and listening to music or videos.

    xlash123 ,
    @xlash123@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I regularly use wireless earbuds, which are extremely convenient, but I am not looking forward to the day when the battery is insufficient for me and I can’t replace it due to “innovation”. I also miss out on having splitters so that 2 people can listen to the same audio. I know Bluetooth LE is supposed to fix that, but I don’t even know what devices support that. Like others said, having the choice is important, but Apple’s “bravery” and market domination removed that from us…

    T00l_shed ,

    I would use it, if my phone had one.

    spare_muppets ,

    I use wired headphones daily thru a USB c adapter

    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.

    thisisbutaname ,

    I use earphones to listen to music and take calls hads free quite often.

    I recently got a new phone, a Fairphone 5, which doesn’t have a headphone jack, and I’m already missing it.

    Listening to music is fine, I just use a USB-C to jack adapter, but I’ve been told people can’t hear me well when I’m doing the same to take a call.

    The other day I was in the car with my brother for hours and wanted to put on some music. I couldn’t connect to the car radio via Bluetooth because my brother already was and needed it to take calls and whatnot, so AUX cable here we go. Except apparently my phone does something weird like shutting down the USB port when not in use (reasonable) between songs, creating a noise like when you connect a jack to a powered on speaker, which was super annoying.

    So, yes, I use the headphones jack and sorely miss it.

    JGrffn ,

    I use mine whenever I want to use my M50Xs. I tried buds, twice. Galaxy buds and Sony XM4s, the XM4s fell into a pool and the galaxy buds were simply misplaced. The galaxy buds sounded like absolute trash while the XM4 were actually decent, but why would I prefer them over the M50X? Now I’m switching from my note 9 to the pixel 8 pro and I don’t know what I’ll be doing about the lack of headphone jack.

    My girlfriend has it even worse, her car only has AUX, no Bluetooth. I got her a Pixel 8 for Christmas, so she’ll lose the only way to put music in her car. I also don’t know what I’ll be doing about that.

    Honest take? We’ve got neural chips on our phones, we got cameras rivaling pro-level cameras, but we keep losing some very essential and basic features for no fucking reason. The headphone jack should’ve never been removed. Hell, the IR blaster should’ve never been removed, I’d kill for a high end phone with such things. Radio is another one, it’s never going away as a means of communication, but fuck me for thinking I should have an antenna for radio in a box full of antennas for everything else, right?

    Hey maybe I’m wrong about radio and it’s just unfeasible to provide good quality signal for all things in a 6 inch box. Maybe I’m wrong about the IR blaster somehow even though TVs, LED stripes, and garage doors still use IR. But it’s ridiculous to force no headphone jack as a trend that everyone just follows, all for pricier and shittier Bluetooth buds.

    We used to be able to fit all this shit into phones back then, there’s 0 reason to exclude them over size constraints now. If the reason is “butt fastah phowns”, my 5 year old note 9 still feels more than snappy enough. Maybe we should spend more time making our shit efficient in order to use less space for heat dissipation, as well as better battery life or less battery size for the same battery life. Seriously who needs the kind of computing power found on phones nowadays? Is it really worth it to sacrifice basic QOL functionality for more speed?

    SeaJ ,

    My girlfriend has it even worse, her car only has AUX, no Bluetooth. I got her a Pixel 8 for Christmas, so she’ll lose the only way to put music in her car. I also don’t know what I’ll be doing about that.

    They make AUX to USB C adapters. They even have ones that will split off an AUX input so you can charge your phone and have AUX plugged in at the same time.

    Squirrel ,
    @Squirrel@thelemmy.club avatar

    I use mine for listening to audiobooks on an external speaker. Bluetooth speakers often cut off the beginnings of sentences due to the brief silence between them.

    lorty ,
    @lorty@lemmy.ml avatar

    I bought a new phone and took about a month to realize it doesn’t have a headphone jack, so yeah.

    FeelThePower ,
    @FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    Every single day, maybe a few times a year I don’t use it. Though because I have an iphone, my headphone jack is on an adapter. But still, I know for certain it’s not something I can ever give up at this point, have tried the Bluetooth thing.

    macrocephalic ,

    I use it a few times a year at most. I only use Bluetooth headphones, and have android auto in the car. Every now and then I need to plug my phone into a stero or something.

    One of my old phones is my dedicated stereo phone at home, it’s permanently plugged into the aux of my receiver.

    Professorozone ,

    Every Monday when I game with a buddy online.

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