Pair a phone like this with a pair of Sennheiser's and a bunch of FLAC files and you might have a really good time.
Oh so the jacks are different? Ok then. I thought the other sizes are dead or only used in niche $100k+ equipment
No I’ve got a $70 usb/bluetooth DAC w 3.5 and 2.5 jacks
but not 4.4mm which is apparently what the specialty jack on this phone is
Second sentence:
It has a 4.4mm headphone jack to go with the more conventional 3.5mm type.
4.4mm is for balanced audio output. This audience for this device is audiophiles.
Well idk anything about audiophile stuff. I know I can't afford to even look at such tech lol
You'd be surprised. Plenty of great in ear monitors that are sub $100 and use balanced 4.4mm jacks.
What is an in ear monitor? Is it like a medical device?
It's only a fancy name for speaker/headphones which make them sound more professionally, there's a chance but no guarantee that they are tuned more neutral in sound
2 headphone jacks is definitely a choice. I wonder if there's at least one use case for it in 2024 though
It's aimed strictly at audiophiles. The extra jack is a 4.4mm jack that's more common in things like DACs.
An example:
https://nobleaudio.com/products/dac-amp-with-4-4mm-pentaconn-output
Pair a phone like this with a pair of Sennheiser's and a bunch of FLAC files and you might have a really good time.
Oh so the jacks are different? Ok then. I thought the other sizes are dead or only used in niche $100k+ equipment
No I’ve got a $70 usb/bluetooth DAC w 3.5 and 2.5 jacks
but not 4.4mm which is apparently what the specialty jack on this phone is
Second sentence:
4.4mm is for balanced audio output. This audience for this device is audiophiles.
Well idk anything about audiophile stuff. I know I can't afford to even look at such tech lol
You'd be surprised. Plenty of great in ear monitors that are sub $100 and use balanced 4.4mm jacks.
What is an in ear monitor? Is it like a medical device?
It's only a fancy name for speaker/headphones which make them sound more professionally, there's a chance but no guarantee that they are tuned more neutral in sound