When playing audio off the the USB-c output on the nothing phone 2, the phone will output music with static in the background, it will be most noticable at the extremeties 1 audio notch or max volume but can be heard no matter the audio level.
Something is wrong with the signal output. I havent tested it with the apple dongle yet will do soon, but the one all the audiophiles recommend (ones with the CX31993 dac chip like the abigail pro) doesnt play nicely with the nothing phone 2.
The issue is with the phone itself as I have tested it on a oneplus 5t and my desktop which don’t exhibit static when using this dongle. Could this issue be looked into please? it makes wired audio listening very unpleasant with the background static.
Update:
So this issue still persists and using this phone with any dac dongle isnt a very good experience.
There is a partial solution though as mentioned by hamlinstephen, Use a USB C to 3.5mm dongle that does NOT have a built in DAC chip, this will work without introducing the static. They’re a bit rarer to find these days, but I found one on amazon from UGREEN that works just fine for £6.
