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Not to mention zero latency. Trying to have multiple people in a car play music/podcasts is a nightmare over bluetooth when you used to be able to just pass an
by Causality1 5y ago
Not to mention zero latency. Trying to have multiple people in a car play music/podcasts is a nightmare over bluetooth when you used to be able to just pass an aux cable around.
- prox 5y agoI bought a Sony that does BT and wired, I love the whynotboth movement personally. Why do we have to choose?
- KptMarchewa 5y agoWH-1000xm3 sound much worse when wired. They are made to use internal DAC.
- thebean11 5y agoWouldn't wired use the DAC on the device rather than the headphones? I thought the 3.5mm jack carried an analog signal.
- writeslowly 5y agoThose Sony headphones do processing to the signal regardless of whether you're using wireless or a 3.5mm. They can still make sound with no power but it feels more like a backup in case the battery is dead. It seems like a sensible design decision given that most users will want them turned on for noise canceling even if they're wired.
- ziml77 5y agoThat's his point. They're using the device's DAC when wired which is why it doesn't sound as good as when using Bluetooth through the headphones' DAC.
- thebean11 5y agoSure but that's an issue with wired headphones in general, not specific to these.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoI mean, I'm pretty sure that DAC on my MBP is better, but it does not fit those headphones well.
- aceazzameen 5y agoI use my xm3 daily and don't notice a difference. I use both methods of connection because sometimes it's quicker to just plug in on some devices, and others it pairs right away. Love these headphones.
- piaste 5y agoThat just means your phone's or PC's DAC is crappy compared to the internal one, and any other headphones would sound just as bad. I have an older pair of JBL E55, which are about 50% cheaper than yours, and on a modern phone they sound slightly better on wire than on wireless, presumably because their internal DAC is mediocre.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoI have new MBP 14', and even external fiio E10k headphone amp. They work great with my Sennheisers HD 650, but suck with WH-1000mx3 compared to internal AMP.
- iso1210 5y agoIn theory they could use an ADC to convert the analog input to digital then run through the same DAC as bluetooth goes
- piaste 5y agoIf the original device's DAC has produced a shitty analog signal, the best ADC in the world will only be able to turn it into a shitty digital signal. The strength of a chain is that of its weakest link.
- striking 5y agoYou can turn them on, and they will use the wired input but pass it through the nice internal DAC.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoBut the jack output isn't digital. Are you thinking about it's amp?