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Re:iPhone 7 by sethhochberg on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:04PM (#12447668)
Nice external DACs connected to phones is nothing new - USB OTG has been around forever, and even back in the "iPod Connector" days digital IO pins were available. Lightning does not provide anything new in this regard - and certainly nothing more than Lightning + 3.5mm ever did.
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Re:iPhone 7 by Grangar on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @06:06PM (#12448301)
The problem with external DACs is that they don't easily fit in your pocket and cost a pretty penny. Cheap headphones will get even worse and good ones will get more expensive for including a good DAC.

There are no winners in this game except for Apple, which can push more licenses and proprietary accessories.

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Re:iPhone 7 by sethhochberg on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:19PM (#12449195)
Completely agreed.
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