>>288833659
Eh, it's just the typical marketing stuff. We'll see how it actually performs when it comes out. Not like we need to support them. They're already funded.

>>288833847
That's actually a good sign for an off-ear design. Usually if you want high output and a good frequency response, then you need something more powerful than the 3.5 mm jack on most electronics. The Index gets power from the USB lane so that's fine, but since this is a device agnostic solution and they don't want to force an extra long wire on users, a battery is the only way.