i was expecting something more like this.

Well, the quality of audio with a good DAC is probably going to be better than what you would get in the iPhone 7, so it might make the music sound better anyway.

Looks like the headphone jack really is gone. I’m so deeply disappointed by that. Such a senseless thing to remove. Such a stupid step. I hope it comes back in the 8 because I’m not getting one without a jack. I spent way too much money on really good headphones. And don’t even talk to me about an adaptor. Ugh.