Customer Reviews

Headset Buddy: PC Headset to 3.5mm Smartphone Adapter: Convert Dual 3.5mm to 3.5mm, PC Computer Headset to iPhone, Blackberry, Droid, Palm, Samsung, LG, HTC

5 star:		(56)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have a Plantronics headset that has two plugs, one for headphones and one for microphone. My Lenovo thinkpad W510 has a jack that supports headphones with microphone. This adapter plugs into that fancy jack, and my headphone plugs connect to the adapter, resulting in a usable headset without having to use the USB adapter that came with the headset, that lacks linux drivers. The only improvement that I can think of is a 90-degree plug, so the wire isn't in the way of my mouse on the right side of the computer.

I've just switched laptops from a Dell XPS to a Macbook Pro, and, lo and behold, the MacBook only has a single socket for audio, rather than the two of the Dell. So my headphones plus mic won't work since it has two jacks, one for output and the other for input. This adapter solves the problem: two female sockets (colored appropriately) merging into one jack. Plugging in the headset to the adapter and the adapter into the MacBook works just fine. You hear in stereo (just listened to one of those mid-60s funky mixes from the Beatles where John or Paul will sing into your right ear) and the mic works perfectly for recording, Skype, and the like.

Looks well made, etc; no quibbles.

Product is what it is. It has quality snap in design to make sure connection are snug and tight. Works the way i want to. Music, incoming ringtone, and calls all come through headset when it is connected to my Droid X. Price is higher then I wouldve liked, because I also need to buy another one for 2.5mm jacks, which is another $15 dollars...

Overall good quality, and does what it needs to do. Satisfied customer and will buy the 2.5mm adapter for hooking my headset into portable phone and older cell phones.

I purchased this adapter to use alongside my Astro Mixamp and PC headset. If you are looking for a Mixamp adapter for a PC headset with separate 3.5mm inputs then this is the perfect product for you. The jacks fit perfectly and snuggly to ensure that you have no issues with your equipment.

Astrogaming.com offers their PC mic cable for $10 + $10 shipping so you can save a few dollars with Amazon since they offer free shipping.

- Justin

First: Quality is good. Solid click. Well built. It works-as-you-expect with a 3.5MM jack used on many smartphones. It also works on both my Droid X and Lenovo T410 using a Sennheiser headset.

However, it is confusing: I debated buying this over-and-over because it said "Works with stereo headsets, outputs binaural (both ears) sound with a mono channel". So, what does this mean? I still don't know. Binaural (wiki) says it has some 'blah-diddy-blah' awesome sound. But, it also implies it does binaural mono making me think it would be like an old-tin-can. I have no idea what that means. Whatever it is, it sounds just fine. I hear two different signals in each ear (left/right according to Windows test sounds) and music sounds accurate / as normal as ever.

So...

Other than a price that you'd expect to pay at an airport kiosk (i.e. somewhat higher than normal prices), it works great and you'll save yourself a trip to the store.

Confirming that the Droid / Droid 2 seems to have a 4 conductor 3.5mm port, since we can clearly hear stereo music, and the microphone connection sounds fine on calls. Technically this is a TRRS (Tip Ring Ring Sleeve), so the four conductors carry Left and Right stereo audio, the microphone signal, and the 4th conductor is for common/ground.

Taking off 1 star (4 instead of 5) because I think $15 is a bit high for a passive adapter, though it does the job and seems well made. Annoyingly neither Verizon nor Radio Shack carry any four conductor adapters.

I have a comfy noise cancelling PC headset because I'm always using Skype for my business. Because I'm on the phone all the time now, I wanted to use my computer headset with my new samsung smartphone. Instead of blowing another $100 on a headset, I bought this great little adapter. It saved me a ton of money and works perfect. Because it's a dual use adapter, not only does with work with my smartphone, but it also works with my home phone that has a 2.5mm plug. There is no reduction in sound quality and everyone can hear me perfectly. This thing saved my life!

I've gone through two splitter cables for my Astro A40 MixAmp and was getting tired of paying Astro for poor quality accessories. This cable fit the bill. I've had it for a while now and haven't had any issues with it. In general it seems thicker and sturdier than the MixAmp splitter.

Purchased a nice set of PC headphones that I wanted to use with my Blackberry for those looooong business calls and my iphone4 for those looooong personal calls. This adapter fits each fine and delivers superior sound for each device (not simultaneously). I can sit back and have a clear, handsfree conversation.

This works great to adapt a standard pc headset for use on an ipod touch, iphone or macbook. Great for using an ipod touch as a skype phone.