Razor THX dongle works great.
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How does the headphone part connect to this dongle? I'm asking because I bought the HTC one and it connects crappily. The Google dongle headphone jack clicks in nice and easy. The HTC one slides in and then gets real hard to push in, making it quite annoying to use and unuse. Does the Razor one click in easily or not? Thanks!
It is definitely a snug fit not going to come loose but the piece feels like it is quality plastic I would rather have that than something loose I leave my dongle attached to my headphones and just buy extra ones if I need them, if is secure fit in the phone. I'm definitely happy with this one
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amazon is out of stock. just google 'razer usb-c to 3.5mm' and you'll find it on the razer website. i just ordered one. it better be good, the cheapest shipping was $10, so a grand total of 30 clams.
I must be missing something here.
I have the 2XL Verizon version for a month now. The lack of a headphone and carrying around the dongle got annoying quickly.
After the first week I bought two dongles from the Google Play Store. They were $9 each, I have never looked back.
I have the 2XL Verizon version for a month now. The lack of a headphone and carrying around the dongle got annoying quickly.
After the first week I bought two dongles from the Google Play Store. They were $9 each, I have never looked back.
You are missing something indeed. Different dongles have different sound quality due to different chips in them. My HTC dongle produces more full and better bass sound than the Google one, which is a bit thin sounding. Can't wait to hear the Razer one.
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There is also an after market one on Google store that's about twenty bucks but don't know if it's better than the OEM. They also have one that allows charging while listening.
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Does the HTC one work with your Pixel 2 as well, I only ask as they're a lot cheaper than the Razer one.
Yes it works. And it's noticeably better than the stock Google one IMO. I have a very nice set of IEM's to test them out with. I find the HTC sound to be slightly fuller, richer and with more bass.
Only gripe with the HTC dongle is the headphone jack slides in easy at first and then becomes very very snug, to the point you think it's in there, but it isn't. There is no satisfying click in like with the Google dongle. You really gotta push it in to get it in all the way so the dongle recognizes there are headphones attached. But if you don't mind that, it's a superior sound.
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Thanks, just ordered 2 of them for £12, better value than the Razer THX one.
If the Razer one is better than the HTC one I'll be happy and probably order two more. If it's not I'll return it and buy 3 more HTC ones.
One for each of my two main messenger bags, one to have laying around to use regularly, and one to keep in my IEM's case in case I forget to bring the one with me
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Let us all know what you think, if it's much better I'll have to buy a couple.If the Razer one is better than the HTC one I'll be happy and probably order two more. If it's not I'll return it and buy 3 more HTC ones.
One for each of my two main messenger bags, one to have laying around to use regularly, and one to keep in my IEM's case in case I forget to bring the one with me
Who said ditching the 3.5mm jack was a bad thing
Let us all know what you think, if it's much better I'll have to buy a couple.
Who said ditching the 3.5mm jack was a bad thing
i was very much against it but it's kinda cool to be able to get different sound processing sound signatures with USB-C by using different dongles. It's bad cause it's a pain and costs money to test them all out and if you don't have the dongle you are screwed, which means buying multiples to hopefully avoid that.
At the end of the day I'd prefer a headphone jack done a la LG V20 - with amazing SQ. But it would be worse to have a headphone jack with crappy SQ and no option to remedy that.
But if you asked me could I get a Pixel 2 with a headphone jack a la LG I'd say yes in a heartbeat. I'd prefer it to dongle ordering and testing by far and know that if I grabbed my phone to go out, I don't need an accessory to get my headphones to work.
Yep the HTC one is a nice upgrade.
Turns out the razer dongle ships from Hong Kong so I'll be waiting a little longer for that one to test
Received the Razer dongle today. What was apparent right away was that the cable on the Razer was 3x longer than that of the HTC or Google Dongle.
Also, SQ was immediately apparent as better than the google dongle. What was also immediately apparent was that the audio would cut in and out of the right channel when I moved about. So this puppy is defective. I don't have much time to A/B this with the HTC dongle since I'm shipping my Pixel 2 XL out for an RMA, but I did a little bit. Sound from the Razer seems to be nice and full, like the HTC, but also with greater clarity - more so than the HTC dongle. Just a little bit clearer but noticeable.
I'd go Razer>HTC in a close race with Google decently behind.
If Razer hooks me up with a properly working dongle I'll probably buy a couple more Razer dongles and call it a day on my dongle search.
Also, SQ was immediately apparent as better than the google dongle. What was also immediately apparent was that the audio would cut in and out of the right channel when I moved about. So this puppy is defective. I don't have much time to A/B this with the HTC dongle since I'm shipping my Pixel 2 XL out for an RMA, but I did a little bit. Sound from the Razer seems to be nice and full, like the HTC, but also with greater clarity - more so than the HTC dongle. Just a little bit clearer but noticeable.
I'd go Razer>HTC in a close race with Google decently behind.
If Razer hooks me up with a properly working dongle I'll probably buy a couple more Razer dongles and call it a day on my dongle search.
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