The article talks about the possible improvements: &quot;USB Type-C Digital Audio&quot;.<p>Moving the DAC and amplifier out of the noise electric environment of a device and closer to the headphone can improve the sound quality. Of course this makes the headphone more expensive but its an improvement in quality for most users.
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