![]() No Apple logo on it – the only sign that it’s made by Apple (aside from its design, but other companies have subsequently manufactured comparable-looking small DACs) is the faint grey text on the cable. Rather decent unboxing experience (for the price) very nicely and cleanly designed packaging that can also be used as a carrying case (since there is no other included pouch or case other than the cardboard packaging itself). Īpple USB-C to Headphone Jack Adapter (A2155)Ĭontrary to its name, the A2155 is much more than just an “adapter”, as despite its pretty tiny form factor, it houses a fairly smart sound card with a built-in DAC, ADC, automatic detection of whether anything is plugged into it, and even supports in-line remote control commands. ġ star: The product is bad/severely flawed to outright bad. Ģ stars: The product is only about average or even somewhat below that and somewhat flawed/flawed in some areas. My ranking/scoring system does not necessarily follow the norm and is about as follows:ĥ stars: The product is very good and received the " highly recommended" award from me.Ĥ stars: The product is very good and received the " recommended" award from me.ģ stars: The product is good/very good, but not outstanding/special enough to get any of my two awards. Right now, Apple is valued at more than $1 trillion.Link to my review and measurement index thread where one can also find a full review overview, more information about myself as well as my general-ish audio and review manifesto: It’s true that Apple was courageous in the past to eliminate legacy ports and floppy disks–but there was a logic behind that: A failing company needed to simplify to make a modern computer ( the iMac) and save itself from death. Is this a coincidence or a testament to its durability and/or ease of misplacement? īack when the iPhone 7 was introduced, Apple’s VP for iOS, iPad, and iPhone Product Marketing Greg Joswiak declared the 3.5mm stereo mini-jack “a dinosaur.” At the same time, Apple’s worldwide marketing boss Phil Schiller said it took “courage” for Apple to eliminate the jack. According to the Best Buy report, the dongle took over the first spot in the second quarter of 2017, just a few months after the iPhone 7 release. The other reason is what many buyers describe as its low quality. That may be one reason many many iPhone 7, 8, and X users have had to buy extra dongles. Though the AirPods are widely loved, they cost $160 and are easily lost–just like their bestselling counterpoint, the $9 dongle (which is $8 too expensive). ![]() Indeed, Apple’s wireless headphones only took the top sales position this August for the first time. “And only last quarter has it been replaced by the wireless AirPod headphones people suspect the jack’s removal was trying to steer us towards in the first place.” ![]() “The headphone jack adapter took the top spot almost instantly,” Fruhlinger and Thompson write. The 6.6-foot Lightning-to-USB cable has occupied the top spot for years (it was número uno, incidentally, because Apple’s included USB cable is too short to use while charging), but it was quickly knocked down by the dongle. The analysis–put together by Joshua Fruhlinger and Andrew Thompson–is damning.
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