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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

You know what's easier than a cable? No cable.

I'll give you sound quality, but the whole reason that wireless earbuds took off is the hassle of wires.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

I feel like I’d forget to charge them. Or drop them in a public place and not want to put them in my ears because I’m a germaphobe. I know someone who dropped theirs in a toilet.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it's a risk. But, there's also a risk of getting your wired earbuds cord caught on something. I've had that happen and it yanked the phone off the table and sent it crashing to the floor. I've also had the buds get yanked out of my ears multiple times.

If I lived somewhere where winters were mild, I might still use wired headphones. When you only have to worry about a t-shirt or something managing the cord isn't too bad. But, when you have to manage a hat, scarf, coat, etc. there are just too many things to get in the way of the cord.

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago
[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

We'd love to, but manufacturers keep trying to force them down our throats. And when we express a different prererence or use case a bunch of trolls feel the need to pop out of the woodwork and tell us that no, we're actually wrong and our use cases don't actually exist.

How about you all don't worry about what headphones other people are using?

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I’m not? They’re listing all the reasons they don’t want them, so I’m saying the answer is easy. I personally prefer wire headphones, butI do have Bluetooth ones because they have their use case. I don’t understand why everyone’s so purist in the first place. They’re all tools, use what you need for the job

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

THATS WHAT I SAID IN THE PARENT POST LOLLLLLLLLLL11??!01

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Just strange to me that you’re going on about it but not a big deal

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 points 3 months ago

Horrid quality and batteries are rarely replaceable. Pointless.

[-] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

You really think that's a dunk? "Wireless" just means you plug it in when not in use. There's nothing hard about plugging in a 3.5mm audio jack. I've never been sufficiently convinced to actually use wireless headphones. They seem like more of a hassle for a worse listing experience.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Wireless means you plug it in occasionally, maybe once a week.

If you don't value the convenience of wireless headphones, that's great for you. For a lot of people, the cable is a real pain in the ass. It gets tangled up when it's off. It gets caught up on things when it's on, etc.

[-] Juliee@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Omg you people are some literal dinosaurus rex. New bad

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

And also no latency. Even expensive Bluetooth headphones and earbuds have crap latency. The systems that don't are either proprietary and not widely supported (e.g. aptX) or expensive 'phones-and-dongle arrangements that must always travel in a pair and still don't compete on latency with a pair of dollar store earbuds.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

If you're listening to podcasts or music, latency doesn't really matter.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

You know what’s easier than no cable? Not losing your ear buds

Haven’t been able to use ear buds outside of the house ever since they got rid of the jack

[-] superkret@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago

The reason wireless earbuds took off is that phones with headphone jacks stopped getting made.
Consumers didn't prefer wireless earbuds. They preferred thinner and more water-resistant phones.

[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Lol, people downvoting you like they weren't manipulated into spending 10x as much for a product that can't be repaired, all in the name of profit.

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