so my apple phone didn't come with a 3.5mm jack. bummer
so so I bought a few adapters, and here's my mini shallow review of a few I bought to circumvent that problem (a bit)
bearing in mind I'd like to charge and listen to music at the same time
Content Advisory: I won't be describing sound quality (in terms e.g. of which is more bassy or not or elsewhere). I would be the last person to pick and judge this. Also why are you on SFF forums
item one: (...well)
+ came with it
+ works. that is all
- occupies the one port required for charging
- unsettlingly small
- HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THIN THAT EXCUSE OF A WIRE IS
cable thinness: 2mm
verdict: don't depend on this too much. there's an image on the internet of someone losing it for days only to find it under their boot. at most it should be used like a permanent adapter for the headphone and not a quick adapter for the phone
item two: Belkin 3.5mm Audio+Charge Rockstar
+ extra power pass-through lightning port
+ TRRS, so you can use mic'd-up headsets and whatnot
+ works
- except when I had to bring it back for a one-to-one exchange. randomly died. current one still chugging on. guess it's a QC thing (some comments online have the same experience)
- volume drops off to silence when system slider isn't zero yet, but it happens for a seriously quiet level, so not really an issue
- a little expensive, but right about Apple-priced. I'd rather buy one of this than to buy about 3 of Apple's own adapter with the chance of needing to buy them five more times
- stubby, but at least I wouldn't worry about snapping the thing
cable diameter: 3.9mm
verdict: hope you're getting this from a store that's okay with returns or exchanges. otherwise will recommend
items three: I think this comes badged differently, so here's the picture instead
+ extra power pass-through lightning port
+ not so stubby. I like that it's vaguely cable-shaped end-to-end
+ cheap
+ works-ish
- while on that point: poorly shielded and grounded. noise can be heard when charging. both of them. whaaaaaat's the point of the feature then
cable diameter: 3mm
verdict: don't.
bonus item: Fiio i1
+ works
+ comes with an integrated mic for answering calls
+ volume and action buttons
- occupies the one port required for charging
- hard steps in volume gain. you can hear the volume levels jumping when using the system slider.
- long enough for you to put the mic to your mouth, but that would require you to coil the headphone to ridiculously short lengths. wouldn't help if the headset cable is coiled down the length.
cable diameter: 2.45mm
verdict: now to find a lightning to dual-lighting adapter
summary: y u do dis aapl
so so I bought a few adapters, and here's my mini shallow review of a few I bought to circumvent that problem (a bit)
bearing in mind I'd like to charge and listen to music at the same time
Content Advisory: I won't be describing sound quality (in terms e.g. of which is more bassy or not or elsewhere). I would be the last person to pick and judge this. Also why are you on SFF forums
item one: (...well)
+ came with it
+ works. that is all
- occupies the one port required for charging
- unsettlingly small
- HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THIN THAT EXCUSE OF A WIRE IS
cable thinness: 2mm
verdict: don't depend on this too much. there's an image on the internet of someone losing it for days only to find it under their boot. at most it should be used like a permanent adapter for the headphone and not a quick adapter for the phone
item two: Belkin 3.5mm Audio+Charge Rockstar
+ extra power pass-through lightning port
+ TRRS, so you can use mic'd-up headsets and whatnot
+ works
- except when I had to bring it back for a one-to-one exchange. randomly died. current one still chugging on. guess it's a QC thing (some comments online have the same experience)
- volume drops off to silence when system slider isn't zero yet, but it happens for a seriously quiet level, so not really an issue
- a little expensive, but right about Apple-priced. I'd rather buy one of this than to buy about 3 of Apple's own adapter with the chance of needing to buy them five more times
- stubby, but at least I wouldn't worry about snapping the thing
cable diameter: 3.9mm
verdict: hope you're getting this from a store that's okay with returns or exchanges. otherwise will recommend
items three: I think this comes badged differently, so here's the picture instead
+ extra power pass-through lightning port
+ not so stubby. I like that it's vaguely cable-shaped end-to-end
+ cheap
+ works-ish
- while on that point: poorly shielded and grounded. noise can be heard when charging. both of them. whaaaaaat's the point of the feature then
cable diameter: 3mm
verdict: don't.
bonus item: Fiio i1
+ works
+ comes with an integrated mic for answering calls
+ volume and action buttons
- occupies the one port required for charging
- hard steps in volume gain. you can hear the volume levels jumping when using the system slider.
- long enough for you to put the mic to your mouth, but that would require you to coil the headphone to ridiculously short lengths. wouldn't help if the headset cable is coiled down the length.
cable diameter: 2.45mm
verdict: now to find a lightning to dual-lighting adapter
summary: y u do dis aapl
