I'm a believer now. We don't need headphone jacks.

[NTGYK]

I need music during my workouts but you know what's the biggest hindrance? The fucking wire. It's so annoying when it gets caught on something (whether it's an arm or piece of equipment or what) and gets yanked out of my ear. My friend suggested wireless earphones last year but I dismissed it since I didn't believe they'd stay in and they looked dumb on the ears, but you know what... I was totally wrong. I finally caved and bought a pair of Jabra Active Elite headphones and it's fucking game changing. I don't need to worry about the wire and can just work out totally focused, I don't have to carry the phone around with me whether I'm working at the gym, home, or office, and the phone functions work just as well as regular headphones. They stay in my ear without any issue no matter how rigorous my day is. The battery is solid for my uses and it's comfy.

I'm a believer now. The wireless sound quality and comfort is good enough that I don't care about the wire anymore. We don't need it, people!

 

[Josh378]

Yep, I have those. Best workout headphones ever. You can also get them for $50 on eBay for refurbished from Jabra Direct. No excuse for people now to not get on the wireless train.

 

[whatsinaname]

I don't care about the wire anymore.

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We don't need it, people!

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Completely a valid jump to make.

 

[UnpopularBlargh]

You know what's even better than no wires? Having the choice to do both.

 

[Musubi]

I'm good with my wires.

 

[kittens]

I need it cuz I don't have have bluetooth headphones

 

[finalflame]

We haven't in a long time.

 

[NTGYK]

Completely a valid jump to make.

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Free yourselves from the chain that is the wire!

 

[RROCKMAN]

Have fun when people bluesnarf your headphones into playing darude sandstorm 24/7

 

[Hippopuncher12]

I hate wires in general so the more ways to get rid of them the better in my opinion.

 

[whatsinaname]

Free yourselves from the chain that is the wire!

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I have. I can also recognize that the presence of a headphone jack was not forcing me to not adopt wireless.

 

[Deleted member 46414]

You know what's even better than no wires? Having the choice to do both.

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Only correct response.

 

[Jebral]

I would agree except it would turn all time in my no Bluetooth car into a quiet shitty nightmare.

 

[flatearthpandas]

Wireless is great but on a busy train commute the sound can cut out like mad due to interference unless I'm carrying the phone next to my face so wired is 100 percent better in some situations

 

[Raccoon]

it's interesting because for a phone you really don't

if Apple ever makes a MacBook that doesn't have one though they'll be rightfully laughed out of the room

 

[nsilvias]

i hate charging stuff, wired for life

 

[Deleted member 18502]

Wrong

 

[thesoapster]

I have those and they're quite good. That said, they're not going to substitute my Sennheisers with an amp (or bookshelf + amp setup). That said, they're certainly convenient!

 

[Deleted member 4262]

The only headphone jack I still use is the dualshock 4 one.

 

[Ryuhza]

We don't need bluetooth, either. But I suppose some people prefer it. How about that?

 

[skillzilla81]

Why do all ya'll "I don't need wired" people keep ignoring the aspect of choice?

 

[LProtagonist]

Am I the only one who doesn't listen to music on my phone?

 

[Conkersbadfurday]

I use an old iPod touch as my music player. I legit need a wire or I don't get music.

 

[PeskyToaster]

Buying a pair of wireless fitness headphones was one of the best purchases I've made in a while. Wires suck. OP is 100% right.

 

[Deleted member 31817]

I have wireless headphones that are great for walking around or the gym but if I'm at home I'm still gonna prefer my wired headphones so I'm still not buying a phone without a headphone jack 🤷‍♂️

 

[CopyOfACopy]

I disagree, got a bunch of sony behind the head at $20, and they never fall off when running or lifting

 

[phanboy4]

BT headphones still have (and will always have) latency issues - and audio is always (re)compressed over Bluetooth, there's no way to get a bit-for-bit 1:1 version of the file on your phone/PC into your ears over Bluetooth.

For use cases where those things don't matter - absolutely we don't need wires.

 

[Deleted member 3183]

I went wireless some time ago - no real complaints tbh. I have a set of Sony WH-1000XM3 that serve me well.

 

[Yerffej]

I'd never go back if given the chance. Gross.

 

[pezzie]

Fucking quit forcing your choices on other people. I use wireless headphones 90% of the time, but I still have a real nice wired pair that I love using and I would hate to lose access to it.

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

It's all fun and games until you forget to charge them and then you get no music on your workout.

 

[Small Red Boy]

I'm all in with bluetooth headphones BUT I feel like phones need better batteries because they consume more. And in the long run it isn't good for the phone (the more charges, the less health of the battery)

 

[Kensation]

You all do realize that wireless headphones work exactly the same on devices that have a headphone jack, right?

 

[Cruets]

I got wireless headphones and wired. I use both. No reason not to have a choice

 

[Gigglepoo]

I exclusively use either my Bluetooth headphones or connect to Apple Car through my charging port. But! My bluetooth is super shoddy on my phone. It barely works when I'm in San Francisco and is spotty everywhere else. I should go back to using corded headphones but I really don't like cords. This is a reason why we need a headphone port, though. If Apple can't make reliable bluetooth, I need an alternative (if I was smarter).

 

[Squirrel09]

Wireless buds are great, but not everyone can afford $150 headphones.

I have a pixel 3 (No Port), and got some cheap $30 blue tooth earphones, they're fine. But I'd prefer $30 Wired headphones.

 

[Deleted member 6215]

Imagine a device that could do both. Then everyone could be happy.

 

[Hollywood Duo]

More stuff to charge is always better

 

[Davidion]

It's mostly there. I have a Sony WH1000XM3, and it definitely has become my daily driver. Battery lasts so long that charging is a non-existent concern. However, switching between devices is miserable, and the sound quality for these top-of-the-line headphones is still middling. EQ compensates somewhat, not completely, and it's a chore on OSX.

Also, walking through a busy city like New York there is a TON of what I can only describe as interference, particularly on street corners. Not sure what the deal with that is.

All in all, it's definitely convenient enough to shift usage habits, but it's hardly some revelation. Would like to see better products in the market.

Also, it's such a weird consumer stockholm syndrome thing to be attached to NOT having a headphone jack.

 

[Bing-Bong]

Yes i need, i won't change my Ipod Classic for absolutely anything. I wouldn't mind a bluetooth/wireless mod for it, though.

 

[Kneefoil]

I enjoy not having to recharge my headphones more than I enjoy not having a wire.

 

[Deleted member 2226]

I will be that weird wired headphone guy forever. I've accepted that I am now the mistrustful old person when it comes to technology.

Also, I have something like a half dozen pairs of earbuds and stuff I should use before I get anything new.

Yes i need, i won't change my Ipod Classic for absolutely anything. I wouldn't mind a bluetooth/wireless mod for it, though.

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Did you put an SD card in it already?

 

[Mr_Zombie]

There are still problems like:
- wireless headphones are still more expansive than wired ones
- the headphones can run out of power when you're in the middle of a run, a walk or during a long ride by train / plane

Yes, wireless headphones are great during a workout. But when I'm going for a 6-7 hours trip, I prefer to take my wired headphones with me because I'm sure that at no point I will be forced to take them down in order to charge them.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

I disagree.

 

[Metalsnakezero]

It helps that quality wireless headphones are pretty good. For me wire were starting to get in my way when I need to connect to my phone and having to snake it under my shirt all the time.

 

[Bing-Bong]

Did you put an SD card in it already?

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Yup, and a bigger battery too!

 

[overcast]

I see no reason why a phone shouldn't have a headphone jack. I have a pair of Jabras earbuds for whenever I'm at the gym, school or walking around. I love them, but I also have my wired headphones at home where I prefer them.

You are absolutely correct that wires are terrible at the gym though.

 

[astro]

I disagree also. Jacks for as long as we can keep them, please.

 

[Sandstar]

I too, would love to be forced to pay 150 dollars for wireless headphones, instead of 5 dollar for wired.

 

[LordRuyn]

I can agree for workout stuff, but that's when I don't really care about audio quality. Now if I want to use some high-end IEMs, I completely disagree. I loved when companies would go out of their way to include good quality dac/amp chips in their phones. I have a pair of Tin HiFi T4 IEMs and whiles they sound adequate on my phone, they sound amazing once I plug them into my headphone amp at home. Same headphones on my old Axon 7 are almost as good as my headphone amp and miles ahead of any newer phone.

I don't want to have to spend money and carry around with me a DAP when I already have a device capable enough to run my FLAC tracks, just because phone manufacturers feel they need to save a few millimeters inside the phone and jack up the price of the handset.