2y ago

Looking for wired ear buds

I am looking for a set of wired earbuds with a USBC Jack. I had a set of apple ones with an adapter but I found the adapter too unreliable. This will be for use with a google pixel phone. Anyone got a set they could suggest?

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Personally I prefer to use a good USB-C to 3.5mm adapter which has a high quality DAC, and use whichever wired earphones I already have. The sound quality will be better than any USB-C integrated earphones that use the cheapest disposable DAC, and it means you can switch between earphones, headphones etc and use the same adapter, or when your earphones wear out you can replace them with any other 3.5mm wired earphones and use the same adapter.
It doesn't have to break the bank, I use the Abigail Pro sold by Venture Electronics (Veclan). It's capable of 32bit 384khz resolution, can drive 32ohm headphones and only costs $14.
- It's capable of 32bit 384khz resolution, can drive 32ohm headphones
  It should be noted that none of these "specs" mean anything for audio quality. If anything, these would lower audio quality slightly.
  
  It would lower audio quality if you were upsampling all your 44.1khz and 48khz files to 384khz for the sake of feeding to the DAC, but luckily USB Audio Player Pro, and PowerAmp on Android both automatically set the DAC sampling rate to match the native audio file bitrate, so no resampling needed.
- What's up fellow Flubs!
3.5mm + adapter is prob the better route.
I'd suggest Moondrop Chu 2 and an Apple USB C dongle (best value product apple makes)
Google has their own.
With no budget or indication of quality or usage, it's hard to recommend the right solution.
Can always use the Shure usb c connector with most OEM's.
- Honestly I quite liked googles earbuds, though mine are now starting to wear out (cable continuity) but they sound pretty decent to me
I would suggest a Bluetooth adaptor like the FiiO BTR3 or similar, then you can hook up a decent set of wired earbuds to that. That way if the buds get wrecked then you can just replace those.
As many have said, Google has a good set of USB - earbuds. I recently switched to a paid of Sony C100 Bluetooth buds and they work great.
But the best USB-C earbuds I've used came from Essential (they made a phone years ago called the PH-1). The earbuds have amazing sound. The controls could be a lot better since it's just one button - no volume rocker. If you constantly pull your phone out, the cord will get a bit tangled. But the sound.... Whew I miss it. Also has a pretty universal earbud tip shape so you can replace with comply foam ear tips for comfort and noise reduction.
I use this adapter with Sony earbuds with my Pixel 4xl and they've been solid for years.
USB Type C to 3.5mm Female Headphone Jack Adapter, JSAUX USB C to Aux Audio Dongle Cable Cord Compatible with Samsung Galaxy S23 S23+ S23 Ultra, S22 S21 S20 Plus/Ultra, iPad Pro, MacBook, Pixel (Grey) https://a.co/d/4xdLdDF
If you can't find what you're hoping for, I can at least vouch for the reliability of this adapter with my (dated) Pixel phone.
- Nice, I miss my Pixel 4. Are you running stock android on it?
  
  Yep 👍.
  I used to be a day 1 rooter and customizer, but so many of the little annoyances I've had with the OS over the years that I would root to change have either already changed to my preference or are now something that I can customize without root.
More than one of you have recommended wired Google earbuds--but I don't see them in the Google Store--just bluetooth ones. What am I missing, here?
And to second what some other's have said, I got a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter w/DAC that I use with an old reliable pair of wired earbuds, here.
If you don’t want to sift through random brands on Amazon, the safest option is probably Google’s own.

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