Hi, I just tried my iPHOne 6s plus headphones with my 7 and the adapter, and the controls work just fine, so you're right, Sieghard.
Best, Anna > On Sep 22, 2016, at 7:31 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > > > > I can't confirm about the remote buttons with the adapter, but I would hazard > a guess and say they will work fine, there is no way Apple would break such > important functionality. > As for the audio quality I think it's comparible. I just bought a set of > Lightning Earpods and tried both them and my old 3.5mm Earpods on my 6S Plus > and I can't say I noticed a big difference. The new ones sounded a bit > fuller, but as I said in another message, my old Earpods have been submerged > a few times, afterwards they sound pretty tiny and then once they dry out > they seem fine again, but I guess they aren't as new any more, either. > I happened to see on the Apple Store app under Accessories and Headphones > that there is a company called Audieze or something like that and they make > some high-end Lightning earphones, here in Canada they range from $600 > Canadian to over $1,000 Canadian, but I guess you have to compare Apples to > Apples so to speak which means you would need a $600 or $800 3.5mm headset to > compare to one of these high-end Lightning ones and maybe at that price point > you would hear a difference. All in all I think with a $35 set of Earpods (in > Canadian funds) you won't notice much of a difference between 3.5 and > Lightning. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Alan Lemly > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 9:55 AM > To: VIPhone Email List <viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: iPhone 7 Audio with Headphone Jack Earpods and Adapter? > > I've read a lot about the removed headphone jack in the iPhone 7 and Apple's > wired adapter for use with headphone jack earphones and its push to the $160 > wireless airpods coming out in late October. I haven't seen much about the > sound quality using the lightning adapter wired earpods provided with the > iPhone 7. I know I saw posts from audiophiles when the headphone jack removal > was rumored at how much higher quality audio could be provided via the > lightning connector. > > Can anyone who has an iPhone 7 comment on how they perceive the audio quality > with the lightning wired earpods versus how it was with wired headphone jack > earpods on an older iDevice? I know this is a bit of apples to oranges but > I'm just curious in general terms. I also would like to know if the remote > and volume buttons on the old headphone jack earpods still work when > connected to an iPhone 7 using the short adapter provided with the phone. I'm > a big user of my wired earpods and since I have a couple of backups, I want > to ensure that they work completely with an iPhone 7 using the adapter. > > Thanks in advance for your comments. > > Alan Lemly > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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