Has anyone found a good set of wired USB-C Earbuds?
I just ordered a set from Apple and I can’t get these to stay in my ear.
I got two pairs from logitech, but the max volume on those was far too quiet.
I got a dongle from Google to use some old AKG earbuds I had, and the inline controls rarely work.
Hoping to find something that has good quality audio, inline controls, decent volume, and eartips that stay in (and/or can be swapped). Preferably somewhere at or below the $20USD mark.
I have two phones. One has a headphone jack and isn't compatible with my carrier. The inline controls work fine on that phone. If I plug in the USBC dongle I got from google, the controls will pause, but won't play again if the screen goes to sleep. Same for the USB-C Dongles I've gotten from Logitech.
My primary phone has no headphone jack. the configs I've tried above all yield the same results.
2 phones, multiple earbud sets, and 3 different USB-C dongles. Same behavior across stock android, LineageOS, and GrapheneOS.
When I tried the earbuds from Apple, the controls work great. but they keep slipping out of my ear.
That's why I'm looking for earbuds that terminate into a USB-C jack.
Do you use a USB-C to 3.55mm adapter? If so, what phone and set of earbuds have you had success with?
Thank you very much for this post. I realize you gave me the right answer to the wrong question, because of my poor wording. My mistake. I have updated my original post. I should have specified I am looking for "earbuds" rather than "headphones".
regardless: these articles are helpful. Thank you!
Ah! You may want to consider just getting a USB-C DAC adapter and pairing it with your preferred earbuds. I've heard the Apple one works well with Android devices.
An additional item that aided me in my search was learning the vocabulary. When I searched for "earbuds", i kept finding the wrong items. When I searches for "In Ear Monitors" or "IEMs", suddenly i found appropriate results.