Have you read much other fiction translated from Chinese? That's a feature of the language and the culture. Or would you have wanted the translator to add extra dialogue to make it more English?

Probably compounded further in Three Body Problem because the writer doesn't really care much about (individual) humans. The whole book series is just an extended allegory. The characters are essentially placeholders for specific virtues or failings in humanity. Dunno, maybe this is too much of a hot take but that's how it appeared to me and based on some interviews I've read of the author.

I've absolutely loved The Murderbot Diaries. It's imo the best contemporary book series.

I use it, kinda. The sound quality is much better than Spotify. I wouldn't use Spotify except for casual listening.

But then if I like some album then I just buy that album and I'd rather listen to the files on my PC instead of streaming from Tidal. It's a weird value proposition for me. I guess it could work for someone who has continuous internet access all the time?

It's really awful. I used to live in that neighbourhood and I just can't fathom how it happened. There's so many ways out of that alley, the crowd must have been insane.

In hearing protectors the feature gets dubbed different things. Two models which do what I think you want:

https://www.walkerssafety.com/xcel-100-digital-electronic-muff-w-voice-clarity/ - here it's called "speech clarity" mode

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/cbgnarus2571/ "CLEAR VOICE TRACKING seeks voice within background noise and actively filters noise for improved speech intelligibility"

Right, gotcha. Analog inputs in general wouldn't be tied to the digital input of the DAC (this will be true regardless if you're talking about a pair of headphones or any other device), and besides your computer's motherboard wouldn't be able to output a digital signal from the headphone socket*.

(Well, with one caveat: in the past some manufacturers had a combo analog + Toslink connector - Toslink is optical digital connector so your receiving device needs an optical input.)

Yes, correct: Bluetooth headphones will have a DAC and an amplifier built into them.

But the second question, if I understood correctly, you're asking if you have a pair of Bluetooth headphones which also have an analog input, if you could plug another pair of headphones into that input and it would act as an output? The answer is most likely not. It would depend on how the circuit is designed but any reasonable headphone manufacturer will disable the Bluetooth if the analog connector is enabled.

If you're asking can you tear open a pair of Bluetooth headphones to get to the DAC and amp inside, then sure. But you can probably just buy the same chip off AliExpress for less money and hassle.

It's just part of the great circle of life audiophile.

"This too shall pass"

Step 1: Buy headphones

Step 2: Enjoy headphones

Step 3: Read reviews of other headphones / amps / DACs

Step 4: Become disappointed in your current gear

Step 5: See step 1