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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by bee_rider on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @05:10PM (#32088812)
IIRC the iPhone dac/amp is supposed to be fairly decent for driving, like, normal headphones. At least in the past (not sure in the post-dongle days).
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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by ZekeSulastin on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @06:48PM (#32089703)
The Apple USB-C dongle is actually pretty well regarded as an inexpensive step up from onboard audio for “normal” headphones, and some folks will use it as a starter DAC to pair with an amp for less “normal” headphones …
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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by bee_rider on Thursday July 14, 2022 @01:08AM (#32092235)
That's interesting. It looks really tiny on their site, so I guess the analog signal must be generated in the computer? So it seem more like a "PC manufacturers typically put more effort into their USB implementation than their 3.5mm implementation" sort of thing, I guess?
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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by oasisbob on Thursday July 14, 2022 @02:04AM (#32092565)
It's even more interesting, there really is a tiny DAC embedded in the Lightning connector:

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Lightning+to+Headphone...

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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by bee_rider on Thursday July 14, 2022 @07:47AM (#32094651)
Neat! I had no idea. Wonder if their USB-C version is better than the one that came with my non-Apple laptop...
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Re:Supply chain issues are killing synth companies by SSLy on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @08:15PM (#32090376)
sadly, it doesn't support mic if on windows - at least last time I've tried
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