This is not a really fair comparison. For a device whose primary purpose is generally media consumption, a headphone jack is a real feature. To me it's currently a must as I don't want to buy more head phones when I already have a few really good pairs.
I know you say generally, but I usually use my phone for communication, not media consumption. It may be an age bracket thing, as the folks I associate with seem to be much the same. At most, I browse the web.
Could you recommend a pair of cheap, studio quality, headphones that use bluetooth? Also a pair of good value, audiophile quality earbuds that use bluetooth?
Please don't suggest Beats by Dre, or Apple. They aren't either.
I didn't mention the insertion of shit codecs, either. Or replacing them every couple of years when the soldered in battery dies (as opposed to my Sony MDRs, that I've been using almost daily for a decade). Or trying to use them for 6+ hours a day, and keep them charged.
Or the killer feature of knockabout earbuds: that they cost $10 or so you can use them without worrying about leaving them somewhere, and afford to keep a pair in every bag.
Another thing, there's simply not enough 2.4ghz bandwidth available in a crowded environment [like an airplane] for everyone and their pet dog to have 2 channels of skip free low latency high def audio
Depending on what you call "cheap", Plantronics' Backbeat Pro. Works well with a cable attached to a sound desk, works well on Bluetooth with an Android phone, works well plugged into a Macbook, just about works on Bluetooth with a Macbook when you turn the Magic Trackpad off and make sure the Mac is trying to send it a high quality stream.
Slightly off-topic: my experience with Bluetooth does make me wonder how many people have been put off by Apple's Bluetooth stack. But given the alternative is a work-provided USB headset, I just plug the headphones in.
As also a fan of Apple, the lack of a headphone jack bites me about once a week and reminds me that I'm using an artificially constrained device. I also have BT headphones and they are comically unsuited for use with gaming and music apps.
At least with Apple, you can expect things like this because they're an (often annoyingly) opinionated company. No idea why all the Android companies followed suit, though. Wired headphones aren't going anywhere in the next few decades.
Same. I also really, really like the AirPods. It's gotten to the point where sometimes I forget they're in my ears and it feels like the music is just playing in my head. It's a really weird but exciting feeling for me.
