Is a dedicated music device a bad idea, since 3.5 inch Jack's are dying

[KING OF THE DIRTY DANS]

I have been wondering, since Samsung is getting rid of the jack on their Fold, just like everyone else. 

If it is worth it to have a device like a Walkman with Dolby NR or and iPod bootlegged with FLAC files. 

The only downside I see is having 2 things to carry

[SolarNova]

I use a FiiO X3K myself ..brilliant little DAP ..also seconds as my PC headphone DAC ..night and day difference between my Asus Xonar D2X and it.. its way better.

Ofc u need a suitably good pair of headphones to appreciate it.

[KING OF THE DIRTY DANS]

9 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

I use a FiiO X3K myself ..brilliant little DAP ..also seconds as my PC headphone DAC ..night and day difference between my Asus Xonar D2X and it.. its way better.

Ofc u need a suitably good pair of headphones to appreciate it.

Would you consider the ATH-M50X a good pair of cans?

[SolarNova]

36 minutes ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

Would you consider the ATH-M50X a good pair of cans?

Indeed, i use the ever so slightly lesser M50S myself, and they are great.

[rice guru]

3 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

I have been wondering, since Samsung is getting rid of the jack on their Fold, just like everyone else. 

If it is worth it to have a device like a Walkman with Dolby NR or and iPod bootlegged with FLAC files. 

The only downside I see is having 2 things to carry

I thought the same way when one plus got rid of their audio jacks but I solved this issue by getting a fiio ubtr and ply music through Bluetooth aptx and it sounds great. That way you can still use your phone to control Spotify or services of your choise . Fiio also has the btr1 and BTR 3 featuring more powerful amps and ldac support.

 

[rice guru]

4 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

Would you consider the ATH-M50X a good pair of cans?

For the price they aren't worth it you can get better head phones at the same price as m50x

[Tz000]

4 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

Would you consider the ATH-M50X a good pair of cans?

 

Save yourself some cash get the M40X w/ Brainwaves HM5 angled ear pads.  

[Derkoli]

5 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

I have been wondering, since Samsung is getting rid of the jack on their Fold, just like everyone else. 

If it is worth it to have a device like a Walkman with Dolby NR or and iPod bootlegged with FLAC files. 

The only downside I see is having 2 things to carry

Yeah, only downsides are 2 things to carry, and 1 extra wire. Upsides include: actually having a copy of the music on the device, rather than streaming, higher quality, better battery life on your phone as it isnt having to power the headphones.

[KING OF THE DIRTY DANS]

2 hours ago, Tz000 said:

 

Save yourself some cash get the M40X w/ Brainwaves HM5 angled ear pads.  

Listening to SOAD right now with M50X, They are fine

[Tz000]

4 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

Listening to SOAD right now with M50X, They are fine

I'm sure they would be "fine" for most people not ever using a different set of headphones or coming from something cheap but they are not worth the price jump over the M40's with upgraded pads + the ear pads that are stock on any of the MXX lineup are absolutely horrible the M40 included I tore mine off instantly.

[rice guru]

14 hours ago, KING OF THE DIRTY DANS said:

Listening to SOAD right now with M50X, They are fine

I mean put a pair of DT 770 , HD 58x , akg k550 mk.3, status audio cb1, takstar pro 82 , and m40x all either same price or way cheaper , but all sound better. The m50 x sounds fine but never sounds the price tag. Nowadays it suffers the desease of "I own it so it must be good" from people who still use the thing.

[i7-6969X]

I've owned the M50S, the previous model without the detachable cable, for probably around 5 years now. I've had to replace the foam cups and the cable, but the drivers and general structure of them have held up incredibly well. They're not audiophile grade, but they're pretty darn good and I'd have absolutely no trouble recommending them to someone.