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Re:Samsung’s Galaxy S9 looks set to retain the headphone jack by fahadkhan on Friday February 09, 2018 @08:56AM (#16340153)
Audio quality on my headphones (Senheiser M2) is better via Bluetooth than wired. Not sure why.
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Re:Samsung’s Galaxy S9 looks set to retain the headphone jack by varjag on Friday February 09, 2018 @10:24AM (#16340805)
The built in DAC/amp on 'heiser is likely better than the piece of crap serving the 3.5mm jack in your phone.
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Re:Samsung’s Galaxy S9 looks set to retain the headphone jack by fooker on Friday February 09, 2018 @09:40AM (#16340446)
Faulty wire
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Re:Samsung’s Galaxy S9 looks set to retain the headphone jack by fahadkhan on Friday February 09, 2018 @10:57AM (#16341119)
Didn't think of that, haven't tested it but strongly doubt it. I'd expect a faulty wire to crackle predictably when moved which isn't what I experience.
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Re:Samsung’s Galaxy S9 looks set to retain the headphone jack by fooker on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:42PM (#16342184)
There can be many kinds of faulty. Some faulty wires crackle when there is something broken that comes into (and goes out of) contact when moved.

For example, having uneven thickness will noticeably reduce audio quality like you mention.

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