Hi Everyone, I just learned something very interesting about the Plextalk Pocket and the Apple Earpods, which is, the headphones don't work with this particular Daisy player. These are the Earpods that have the built-in microphone for use with a cell phone, which means they have that third Plastic ring around the 3.5mm plug instead of the usual two for a set of stereo headphones. What I find so interesting about this is I've plugged these Earpods into a lot of different devices with no issues whatsoever. So what I'm wondering is what's different about the Plextalk Pocket Versus all these other devices I use? They include my Toshiba Portage laptop, Pioneer Inno XM radio, iPod Classic, iPhone 4S, original Kindle Fire, Kindle DX Graphite, Kindle 3/keyboard, Insignia portable HD radio, so as you can see that's quite a diverse collection of devices and 90% of them don't even have a microphone Input. So as I said before, why do they work and the Plextalk Pocket doesn't? Gene
Hi I can't truthfully answer your question completely but Apple sockets and plugs, in general, are not totally compatible with most mass produced sockets/plugs made mostly in China. I do know that a friend of mine who makes guitar amps with a jack plug on a lead for attaching an mp3 player so that you can play backing tracks through the amp at the same time as playing lead guitar, uses a special jack plug as he says the normal run of the mill jackplug will not work with Ipods very well. I think it is something to do with manufacturing limits on Apple gismos being tighter than on eastern made products. As for the PTP, I do find that when plugging leads into the earphone socket to connect to my hi-fi I sometimes have to insert and remove the plug a couple of times to get it to work. It may be something in the PTP that adjusts the impedance to match whatever is being plugged into it rather than a physical misfit. Sorry if this sounds a bit vague and long winded but several of the items you mention are Apple while the others have sockets of an unknown manufacture so it would take a lot of research to get a complete answer. regards cliff
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