Steve, correctly diagnosed. Thanks. Now I wonder how I find headphones with suitably slim jacks for my Mofi case.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 9:04 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone A normal headphone jack such as the type that fits into devices such as MP3 players, the Victor Reader Stream or the BookSense devices will fit the iPhone 5, but some of the cases for iPhones will not allow them to be pushed in far enough. I am guessing that this is what you are encountering. What happens is that the connector part of the jack fits, but the plastic around the plug is too large to fit into the slot of the case. . You may have to either partly open or remove the case or find headphones that have a plug with a smaller plastic surround. Standard headphones are starting to come with slimmer plugs, but that isn't of much help if you already have headphones with a plug having a larger body. The bottom line here to be clear is that there are two separate issues. Is the plug the correct size to fit the jack in the iPhone, and will the case on your iPhone let the plug be pushed in far enough. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 5:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone This is an iPhone 5, and a normal jack won't fit its headphone/earphone receptor. -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone Normally you just plug them in assuming the jack of your headphones is a 3.5MM jack. If the jack is larger then you’ll have to buy an adapter which can be purchased at your local electronics store. Connecting a standard set of headphones means that you’ll have to answer a call on your iPhone on the iPhone itself, control music playback and volume from the iPhone itself and use the iPhones own microphone. Some headphones such as the B&W P7’s come with interchangeable leads, one specifically for an IOS/Android device and the other specifically for connection to a stereo system. > On 26 Apr 2016, at 4:44 AM, Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote: > > I'm guessing there's a connector that enables you to connect headphones with > regular jacks to iPhones. I'm hopeless at technical jargon. If there is such > a connector, could someone say exactly what I should look for on, say, Amazon? ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
