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Re:iPhone 7 by TillE on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:06PM (#12446142)
And the adapter is digital, right? Phil said the Lightning port was great for "digital audio". They have to cram a DAC in each one?

I could just about tolerate a very simple small analog adapter, but this is going too far.

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Re:iPhone 7 by lowmagnet on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:26PM (#12446472)
A DAC with an amplifier good enough to power those little headphones fits into the control box on the cord.
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Re:iPhone 7 by throwanem on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:19PM (#12446362)
Every Lightning connector is already active. Adding a DAC probably doesn't increase the cost per each by much.
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