Customer Reviews

Arista 18-315 10 Foot 3.5mm Headphone Extension Cable

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought this cable a week or so ago so I could listen to music on my computer at work (most regular headphones don't have a cord long enough to reach all the way down to a computer tower under my desk and still allow any sort of comfort or flexibility of movement). And it. Is. Awful. There's only one thing I need a headphone extension cord to do, which is conduct sound from my computer to the set of headphones I plug in, and at this, it fails. I've tried two different sets of headphones and with both I run into problems maintaining the connection at the female end: if I move the cord even the tiniest bit, I lose half the sound. Suddenly only one headphone works, or the vocal track is gone, or there's no bass, and the quality is about on par with a tinny AM radio station on the mono speaker setting, and all the depth and any reason for wanting to listen to music is gone. Then I have to play with the connection, pressing the headphone jack in tightly, to get the sound to come back, and the second I put it down, I lose it again. Kinda frustrating.

I know it's a bit much to be ticked off over a $4 product, but shipping was another $5 or so, and the amount of frustration I've since experienced has made me want to at least warn other people so it doesn't happen to them. If you need a headphone extension cable, don't buy this one.

This worked fine, until my Chihuahua chewed it in half!

I bought this cable for the same reason as another reviewer on here; I needed a headphone extension to reach my computer tower under my desk at work. I'd say this product worked for about a month before the left speaker wire detached itself inside the plug boot. I could get sound out of it if I jiggled the wire in the hopes of making a connection, but that would always be temporary. I definitely suggest spending a few extra dollars and getting a quality extension cord.

I've had this cable extender for 8 months and it works as advertised. I run it from my Yamaha receiver to a pair of cheapy Jensen headphones while a play GTA Liberty City Stories on my PS2. It works great and my wife is happy to have a quiet home again.

Extenders worked great for my project. I now can now add mics to any area in our conference room....

This is exactly what I was looking for. The price was less than I expected to pay and quick delivery made the transaction easy.

Two major problems. The female end would not accept my Koss earphones but would accept my cheap sony earphones. They both have the same 3.5mm male. Additionally, one earphone channel now cuts out. The earphones work fine with every other jack. Don't order this!

I got this headphone extension in the middle of July and now in early October it's broken. A day ago, the sound from my headphones began to fade out when the cord was moved. Now there is no sound from the right side of my headphones. At first I thought it was a problem with my headphones, but I plugged in my backup pair and both ear phones would only work if the extension cord lay a certain way. Then I plugged my main headphones directly into the audio plug on my PC sans extension cord and they work just fine so I'm positive that this cord is the problem.

Extension cords are simple things with a simple purpose. There is no excuse for this not to work when taken care of and mine has been taken care of. I'm going to look for a better headphone extension cord that costs a few dollars more and is from a trusted brand. I recommend you do the same.

For the most part this extension cable works great. However, be aware that it isn't well shielded and if you have a lot of electronics running near it you can pick up interference.

I originaly order this extender because I lost the original extender for my current head phones while traveling. I did not relize it would be so long, but I like it alot. I am often in an area where I need to wear my head phones and still need to move around. The quality of the sound is still very good and it is very sturdy. I would recommend it to others. I still need to order a shorter extender for working out.