a place for personal audio lovers

eklounge, 6 months ago

@amadeus 😳

amadeus, 6 months ago

@eklounge Yeah, I know. 🫣️ But this can actually be considered "reasonable" compared to e.g. planars from the likes of Audeze or Meze (which go from $1000 all the way up to $3000 or even more). The #audiophile world is kind of crazy. 😅️

amadeus, 7 months ago

@alf Ah, so you know the brand! Interesting. But yeah, too much! 🫣😵‍💫😆

amadeus, 7 months ago

@alf My dream #headphone would be a simple construction, avoiding plastic, glue and leather in favor of #aluminum, #wood, #alcantara and if it'd make sense maybe some #carbonfiber or #fiberglass to keep it #lightweight.
Any headphone that goes in that direction is immediately targeting a very wealthy audience though. 😝️
However, I do not long for #luxury. I am looking for #practicality, #durability, #repairability, #sustainability (and admittedly a bit of #beauty too). 🫣️🤓️

skyfaller, 9 months ago

@hexmasteen I'm still angry that Fairphone thinks wireless earbuds with the associated battery waste are appropriate for an environmentally-focused phone. I would love to buy a Fairphone otherwise.

Dongles are not an acceptable substitute, I've had enough of the dongle life from my time with Apple laptops.

galaxis, 9 months ago

@skyfaller Kinda pricey and definitely not open source in any way, but I've bookmarked the "ruggedized" Samsung XCover6 Pro for having a headphone jack and replaceable batteries.

Otherwise I usually look at what's officially supported by the latest LineageOS release (unfortunately their device overview doesn't have search for hardware features)...