> If a fifty year old connector has been essentially flawless all this time
3.5mm jacks are honestly not that great. Not enough surface area and all the important contacts on the plug are exposed and subject to corrosion and abrasion. It has lasted because it's good enough, not because it's flawless.
3.5mm jacks are honestly not that great. Not enough surface area and all the important contacts on the plug are exposed and subject to corrosion and abrasion. It has lasted because it's good enough, not because it's flawless.