I suppose such an event as this may be hardline in a shift in output connectivity much as the 1/8” jack eventually overwhelmed the 1/4” audio jacks. Personally, I tend to look forward to innovation — especially when it promises to offer improvement over the current state of the art. ` * * * * * * * * * Bill Gallik [email protected]
> On Dec 12, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Russ Kiehne <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/headphones-confirm-apple-plans-kill-111513373.html > > <https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/headphones-confirm-apple-plans-kill-111513373.html> > > Do these new headphones confirm Apple’s plans to kill the headphone jack? > > If the name Audeze doesn’t ring any bells, that’s ok. The high-end headphone > maker isn’t exactly as popular as Beats. But Audeze just made a move that > could be a bellwether for a potentially radical turn for the headphone world > — a turn rumored to be led by Apple — and it might just give the company a > serious boost in recognition. Say hello to the new EL-8 Titanium, an exciting > new iteration on the company’s already revered planar magnetic headphones > which includes a new Apple Lightning connected headphone cable, with a > digital audio converter (DAC) and headphone amplifier built right in. > LINE WEBTOON Superhero Comics Contest > LINE WEBTOON Sponsored > <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/relevantads.html> > Audeze made some big waves last year when its EL-8 headphones lured high-end > planar magnetic designs away from the hi-fi > <http://www.digitaltrends.com/headphone-reviews/audeze-lcd3-review/> and > closer to mobile devices. The EL-8 quickly became one of our favorite > headphones of the year. Now, with the EL-8 Titanium and their new Lightning > cable system, users will be able to bypass an iPhone’s limited internal > components for high-res 24-bit digital audio playback, and better overall > sound, supercharging the iPhone’s street cred as a quality music player. > For those unfamiliar with planar magnetic headphones, the design uses a thin > membrane excited by a magnet to create sound (as opposed to the cone and coil > design of most headphones), making them notorious power hounds. As such, the > original EL-8 were designed with a new kind of “Fluxor” magnet technology > that focuses voltage towards the drivers in order to allow the cans to work > better with smaller amplifiers — such as those inside mobile devices. > Related: Audeze EL-8 headphone review > <http://www.digitaltrends.com/apple/apple-may-kill-3-5mm-headphone-jack-iphone-7-favor-lightning-bluetooth/> > With the new Titanium, Audeze aims to innovate mobile listening even further, > bypassing an iPhone’s internal DAC and amplifier entirely by building all the > critical electronics right into the cable itself. When plugging in digitally, > users even have the ability to adjust the EQ and sound presets through the > Audeze app. > By relying only on your phone’s digital output, the EL-8 Titanium are also > compatible with audio files at 24-bit resolution, the starting point for > high-resolution audio files. It should be noted, however, that the resolution > for current iPhone models tops out at 24bit/48kHz, which is higher than > CD-quality files, but lower than the 24bit/96kHz resolution commonly accepted > as hi-res quality. > While most folks listen to lossy MP3s and streaming services for convenience > while on the go, both the DAC and headphone amplifier inside Audeze’s new > Lightning-connected cable should still provide a considerable improvement in > sound quality for Titanium users. > Continue Reading > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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