I have to disqualify the SoundMAGIC E80D Digital USB C Headphones because it looks like their 90° plug won’t fit with the rather thick otterbox case I have on my phone.

Any other suggestions? Would be using primarily for phone but also for laptop, if that makes any difference.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who responded 🙂👍Looks like I’ve got several good leads to follow, so I’d better get started!

          • iopq@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 month ago

            If you use it for multiple devices it’s obviously doing more work! But you can just buy two and never disconnect them

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        If this is for a computer, then losing that cable is gonna be hard. If it’s for a phone, then I worry the earphones will be way higher quality than the phone.

        And phones without 3.5mm are just cash grabs for big vendors selling battery-radio earphones with shit sound.

  • Hnery@feddit.org
    51·
    1 month ago

    To be honest, the standard Apple wired dirty buds are quite fine. according to reviews they seem to have a very good amp and their sound is very good too. You’ll pay a bit of Apple tax, though, they cost around 20 €.

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 month ago

      Yep, those and the wired pixel buds from Google used to be pretty decent. Admittedly, I haven’t used either in a few years.

      • pH3ra@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 month ago

        I had the Pixel buds too, the sound was excellent but after a couple years the wire plastic got all sticky and stiff so I had to throw them out

    • iopq@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      I’ve tried the non-pro ones and their sound quality is lacking. This is probably because they just leak all the bass out due to not being in-ear

  • pH3ra@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 month ago

    I got a pair of KZ ZSN ProX that have a removable cable you can swap easily with a USB-C one. I had them for 4 years now and they’re really durable: for the price (about 20$) the sound is insanely good and if you spend the extra 10$ for the cable you can plug them wherever you want.
    Best purchase ever

  • iopq@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 month ago

    It says headphones, but they are actually earphones

    I can’t for the life of me to find a frequency response graph. I can’t recommend buying anything without a measurement since you would be buying blind

    Here is how you should look for earphones:

    1. Buy something with a replaceable cable so it lasts longer. The cable usually breaks first and it’s the cheapest part.

    2. You can buy DSP earphones with a replaceable cable, but I haven’t found anything cheap that sounds as good as the 3.5mm connection (which means the DSP sucks). So buy a dongle separately, like the Apple one or something of similar quality

    3. Find the frequency response graph. You can see how your current equipment graphs and compare. You can even use an equalizer (in software) to adjust to what you’re buying

    If you want my suggestion, buy CCA Trio and the Apple dongle. Although maybe it’s expensive after tariffs, lol

    KZ Castor for a cheaper option

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago
      1. You can buy DSP earphones with a replaceable cable, but I haven’t found anything cheap that sounds as good as the 3.5mm connection (which means the DSP sucks). So buy a dongle separately, like the Apple one or something of similar quality

      I dunno if it’s good quality, but the install process and daily use on this item has been great for me, moving my headset easily between machines through a KVM without issue.

      Let me know if it sounds good, OP, or see what others may say in response to this one.

      I fully support anything that continues with common, reliable hardware - 3.5mm - and interchangeable parts - so no apple, really.

      • iopq@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 month ago

        I meant the Apple 3.5mm to usb-c dongle, which does the same job for $9

        Of course, if you know that this other one world’s for you, by all means