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		brnt on Sept 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: They don't make 'em like that any more: the 3.5mm ... There is going to be a DAC somewhere, and somehow putting it in the headphones doesn't speak for quality. Power budget, if nothing else.

Kirby64 on Sept 2, 2024 [–]

It’s much easier to make a headphone output that is tailored to a very specific driver than it is to make a generic headphone driver that can drive any conceivable headphone plugged in.

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