> This hyperbole is not really necessary on hackernews

I've noticed that hyperbole is increasingly getting frontpaged as of these past 6-10 months.

Wired and wireless will always co-exist. Your casual consumer prefers wireless. Professional audio equipment for mixing and critical listening will never favor wireless over wired. For pros, $20-50 wired IEMs beat $250 Airpods every time.

The same applies to pro gamers. Latency and empty batteries are a big no-no.

> It's on the way out, though it'll be a slow death

At the very most, it's on its way out in the same way normal computers are on their way out for non-IT professionals. There are situations where wired is a must, not a preference (studios being the most obvious).

Aside from that, wired offers the highest sound quality possible, plug-and-play, and all at a lower price. Wireless headphones don't appear to even be trying to catch up.

When I'm watching movies or playing games, I find the lag jarring so plug in my wired ones every time.

Wired were deliberately killed by Apple in order for them to make that $20 billion. We should not celebrate billionaires making the world worse so they can make more money.