alt Hacker NewsThe Litz wire point is pretty spot on, traditional headphone manufacturers understood that cable ergonomics mattered. Somewhere in the transition to USB-C, that institutional knowledge just evaporated.
Your last paragraph is depressingly accurate though. I think that's exactly why devices like the Treedix exist: the standards bodies and manufacturers clearly aren't going to fix the marking problem, so now we need test equipment to figure out what our own cables do.
> The Litz wire point is pretty spot on, traditional headphone manufacturers understood that cable ergonomics mattered. Somewhere in the transition to USB-C, that institutional knowledge just evaporated.
"I heard what you guys are planning and I talked to my financial guy. He said I have enough to put a manufactured home on some land in some desolate place like the Dakotas or central Wisconsin, as long as I keep a bit of supplemental income and live a little lower. So I'm going to do that, and take my chances on growing artisanal rutabaga to sell at farmers markets.
I've already packed up the Prius. I just stopped by to wish you kids luck with your new headphone project and tell you that I won't be back."