Usb C to 3.5mm adapter

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#311254 29-Dec-2023 20:04

Hi

Hoping someone can help me with a question
I'm looking at getting an adapter for my Samsung A23 to plug my wired headphones in mainly to use the adapter DAC.
Would this work as the phone does have a 3.5mm port so I'm unsure if the audio can be accessed through USB C or is it permanently going through the 3.5mm?

Thanks in advance :)

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#3176255 29-Dec-2023 21:39

One of these is what you want

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/mobile-phones/accessories/cables/listing/4488119667

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#3176258 29-Dec-2023 21:59

i got the cheapest one from PBtech it works very well

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#3176260 29-Dec-2023 23:27

I'd expect the software on any modern phone to have no issue driving a USB DAC even if it also has a hardwired jack and headphone port.

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#3176264 30-Dec-2023 00:42

I am not sure what Android version is needed before USB audio works, but it should work on all recent versions. I believe it uses the underlying Linux USB audio code, which is pretty good. Look at the documentation of the USB Audio Player Pro app - it has a compatibility list. My FiiO Q7 DAC works with both my Flip 4 phone and S8 tablet. And you can get some pretty good USB DACs for very reasonable prices now. I can recommend the Q7 - it is amazingly good, but also at the expensive end of the range (~$1500). But there are DACs that are almost as good for less than half that.

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#3176270 30-Dec-2023 07:52

Thanks everyone for your replies.
All very helpful!

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#3176272 30-Dec-2023 07:56

Gambit: Hi

Hoping someone can help me with a question
I'm looking at getting an adapter for my Samsung A23 to plug my wired headphones in mainly to use the adapter DAC.
Would this work as the phone does have a 3.5mm port so I'm unsure if the audio can be accessed through USB C or is it permanently going through the 3.5mm?

Thanks in advance :)

it will work. what DAC you got?

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#3176273 30-Dec-2023 08:03

I'm looking at getting one of these and using the dac from it to bypass the phones dac.

https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Adapter-Compatible-Galaxy-Essential/dp/B08B32RG3H

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#3176276 30-Dec-2023 08:13

reviews sound ok, all the best

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#3176278 30-Dec-2023 08:14

Cheers!

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#3176281 30-Dec-2023 08:37

What advantage do you see in using it? The Amazon summary of user reviews doesn’t highlight audio quality. (Some of the positive reviews look so much like a regurgitated press release they must be suspect.)

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#3176360 30-Dec-2023 17:52

I was looking at getting something to improve the sound from my phone to my headphones

I've seen a Fiio KA3 on special which should do the job so I'll possibly get that.

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#3176366 30-Dec-2023 18:22

There's usually not that much room to improve on DACs, unless you need a higher power output.

It's very much a situation where there is a theoretical limit on performance and consumer gear can get rather close to it.

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#3176371 30-Dec-2023 18:51

i have a Audeze LCD 2F and i have tried all sorts of DACs from built in laptop to $2000 at the shop and I can't hear any improvement with $$$$. in fact i prefer the built in jack of my M1 macbook.

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