Recommendations for USB-C headphones?
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!
I use a separate usb adapter to the earphones. iBasso dc03 has separate usb c cable that I've been able to replace when the original broke. Cheap replacement rather than tossing the whole thing away.
For earphones, I use kefine delci as they're comfortable for my ears and sound good enough. When the cable eventually breaks, a new pair is cheaper and the earphones can still be used.
I'm blocked from their site, wut
Odd. You can get it from aliexpress for something like €50.
If you're looking for in-ear monitors, I really, really recommend Crinacle's The Hangout. Dude's a legendary audio reviewer and The Hangout only stocks things that are good to him. Yes, that means that even his lowest-priced offerings are awesome. You won't go wrong at all with anything in that site.
For USB-C IEMs, I highly recommend the Moondrop Chu 2 DSP. It's $28, and phenomenal for the price.
It's basically just his opinion. He started three biggest database of measurements, but he's not going them anymore so other reviewers have replaced him
Also I have heard the DSP version doesn't have the best sound quality. I have another cheap pair of DSP IEMs and they sound better with 3.5mm (DSP adds ringing and noise artifacts)
I bought a standalone $13 USB DAC and it sounds perfect to me
I got a pair of KZ ZSN ProX that have a removable cable you can swap easily with a USB-C one. I had them for 4 years now and they're really durable: for the price (about 20$) 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
https://squig.link/lab/hoods/?share=KZ_ZSN_Pro
Alright for the price
Thanks, I didn't know this site
The AKG Samsung earphones are decent, especially for the price.
The listing is wrong, they have no active noise cancelation:
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/samsung/akg-type-c
They are fine for the price, but I don't like nondetachable cables
Yeah that's odd that the description lists them as noise canceling. They are definitely not.
Are you an alt account for the OP? I see you responding to nearly every comment.
As another comment wrote, seems like your best option would be to buy whatever IEMs you like and then buy a USB C cable for it. Just make sure the pins match your IEMs.
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 €.
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
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:
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
Why not just an adapter?
You have to make sure to keep an adapter as well then. One more thing to get lost for some people.
I keep mine attached to the cable