WC 1M Post Challenge - You Ready?!

[worldspy99]

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Well that was fast. Sold one iPhone X case and a tablet on eBay. Hopefully it will help offset the losses on some of the other devices.

I also traded in my iPad 2 to Apple. I am almost done setting up the iPad Pro and plan to use it with a keyboard within a day or two.

 

[worldspy99]

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Gotcha, as you have to do what makes sense for you. I bet your Essential will go fast though.

With a sealed 360 camera?
I hope so.

 

[libra89]

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I'm thinking of selling my Pixel and just not installing the update at all. I'll rather leave it to the buyer to decide if they want to or not. Not 100% sure on this, but I don't like not having the possibility to roll back in case calls sound weird (which I have heard about).

Edit: Looking at Swappa prices, it looks like it would be better for me to do the trade-in route to get the Pixel 2. The value seems to have really tanked and I'll have to debate if I want the lesser cash (to not buy anything...yet). For my own good, I should probably just take the cash.

 

[worldspy99]

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Typing this on the iPad Pro with a Logitech BT keyboard. I can get used to this. Also no snooping by work when I spend time on forums.

 

[worldspy99]

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I am going to listen to the same track on the Pixel 2, Essential and V30 using the same headphones. For Pixel 2 and Essential I will use the OEM dongles and V30 I don't need a dongle. Oddly enough I left my really nice headphones home.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Essential is/was a nice device. I listen to music a lot in the car with my kid, it's something that's important to me. There's no contest with the V30, everything else sounds drab.

And since I parked a lot of money in the devices last month, it's time to cash out the chips.

Understood. Good luck with that.

 

[worldspy99]

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I'm most curious about the DAC on the V30 Vs that on the V20. I love the DAC on the V20, since it drives my headphones better than using a standalone FiiO Q1 DAC and a USB adapter with other devices.

Okay so I did a bit of digging around. V20 DAC is slightly worse than the V30. Mostly it takes care of some distortion and offers a range of equalizers. I wouldn't say that you are missing out a lot though. The V20 DAC is still ahead of a lot of other devices. I do want to compare the sound output from the iPhone X as for some reason Apple audio output isn't shabby usually. I will do that later since I don't have the iPhone dongle handy.

 

[libra89]

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Typing this on the iPad Pro with a Logitech BT keyboard. I can get used to this. Also no snooping by work when I spend time on forums.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Work iPhone met NYC concrete just now - from the holster no less. Case and tempered glass took one for the team, especially the tempered glass.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Work iPhone met NYC concrete just now - from the holster no less. Case and tempered glass took one for the team, especially the tempered glass.

That's why I buy a two pack. Will swap it out and keep things moving.

 

[worldspy99]

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Work iPhone met NYC concrete just now - from the holster no less. Case and tempered glass took one for the team, especially the tempered glass.

Damn, I hope the rest of the phone is fine. Hopefully, those two items are a relatively cheap fix compared to the device itself.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Damn, I hope the rest of the phone is fine. Hopefully, those two items are a relatively cheap fix compared to the device itself.

Phone is fine. A mini scuff, but that's it. I'll confirm later.

 

[worldspy99]

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Okay, so here is a short audio output comparison from the Essential (with it's dongle), Pixel 2 (with the Google dongle) and LG V30 (headphone jack). I used my Sennheiser HD202 headphones for the comparison test.

I listened to Who can it be now from Men at Work since it has a great saxophone sound in it that can get distorted easily.

3. Essential - decent sound but a bit flat, output is low and volume needs to be cranked up a bit.
2. Pixel 2 - Sounds better than Essential even at lower volume setting.
1. LG V30 - Sounds so much clearer, you can feel the fidelity in the overall sound, clarity in the vocals and just the right amount of bass.

 

[libra89]

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Phone is fine. A mini scuff, but that's it. I'll confirm later.

Wow. I was scared for you. Phew.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Okay, so here is a short audio output comparison from the Essential (with it's dongle), Pixel 2 (with the Google dongle) and LG V30 (headphone jack). I used my Sennheiser HD202 headphones for the comparison test.

I listened to Who can it be now from Men at Work since it has a great saxophone sound in it that can get distorted easily.

3. Essential - decent sound but a bit flat, output is low and volume needs to be cranked up a bit.
2. Pixel 2 - Sounds better than Essential even at lower volume setting.
1. LG V30 - Sounds so much clearer, you can feel the fidelity in the overall sound, clarity in the vocals and just the right amount of bass.

Wish you had a USB-C headphones to test here so you could talk about the audio difference that way vs the dongle....

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Wow. I was scared for you. Phew.

Visuals. Case is OK, phone is OK. Screen protector is screwed.

 

[worldspy99]

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Wish you had a USB-C headphones to test here so you could talk about the audio difference that way vs the dongle....

Only reasonably cheap ones are Xiaomi via Gearbest and slow boat from China.

I think #donglelife it is.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

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Only reasonably cheap ones are Xiaomi via Gearbest and slow boat from China.

I think #donglelife it is.

I respectfully disagree. I've got a pair for under $10 I'm using for the past few months. The sound is OK - wired headphones via 3.5mm sound a little better - but I guess since your ears are better than mine, I wanted to hear your feedback. (I know they're not available but the black ones are more the same price as the Xiaomi - the frist gen Xiaomis, that is)

ZINSOKO Type-C Ceramic Corded Earphones with CLDA Hi-Fi Stereo Sound, Ergonomic In-Ear Design, Passive Noise-Isolation for Smartphones, Tablets, Notebooks (White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1678P...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU3724050

 

[libra89]

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Visuals. Case is OK, phone is OK. Screen protector is screwed.

Since you have another screen protector, that's awesome that this is it \o/

 

[worldspy99]

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I respectfully disagree. I've got a pair for under $10 I'm using for the past few months. The sound is OK - wired headphones via 3.5mm sound a little better - but I guess since your ears are better than mine, I wanted to hear your feedback. (I know they're not available but the black ones are more the same price as the Xiaomi - the frist gen Xiaomis, that is)

ZINSOKO Type-C Ceramic Corded Earphones with CLDA Hi-Fi Stereo Sound, Ergonomic In-Ear Design, Passive Noise-Isolation for Smartphones, Tablets, Notebooks (White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1678P...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU3724060

These one's are not available on Amazon anymore.
Also since I started using the Sennheiser and then the CX-5 and occasionally the Bose SoundLink headphones, I don't like the simple in ear ones. The in ear ones that I like are Audio Technica and even those are not USB-C. But I will try and get a pair to try out probably sooner than later.