Review on 🎧 MillSO Headphone Splitter for Computer - CTIA 3.5mm TRRS Female to Dual TRS Male Mic Audio Jack Y Headset Splitter Adapter Cable for PC Laptop Gaming Headset - 8inch/20cm, Black by Dylan Hohd

I bought this to use my Apple headset with Zoom H6 audio recorder. And it works with some limitations. I've noticed that some reviews suggest it won't work with one headset or another, but I'm wondering if these folks know that condenser mics require power, whether from the battery box that is part of the mic or via Phantom power, or via an outlet from the connected device. With an Apple headset, power usually comes from the iDevice through a power outlet. In my case, the Zoom H6 can provide plug-in power. This would be required with any cable or adapter. Either way it works - I can hear audio from Zoom through the headset, and I can also hear my own voice through the headset's mic. It might be worth noting that this particular cable is slightly shorter than the ideal fit for the Zoom H6. because the headphone jack is on the lower left side and the microphone input is on the upper right side of the X/Y capsule. It comes, but the cable needs to be routed either under the radio or above it. I've attached a photo so you can see what I mean. It's not really a downside to this adapter unless you're using it for the exact same purpose, and even then it's functional. As far as quality goes, with only one headset plugged into the H6, the sound quality is quite acceptable. Well. Much better than you might expect listening to the same headset you use to make calls from an iPhone. It's as good as some of the specialty lavalier mics I have. There is no audible hiss, although the Apple mic does have some hiss, similar to some sub-$100 lavalier mics. I think it makes sense to use this setting for any number of uses and that 99 percent of listeners will find it great. However, there is some crosstalk between the headset and microphone. When I max out the mic gain and headphone volume on the Zoom H6, it actually triggers feedback. Remember that if I do this, there will be a lot of benefit. I hear my own breathing quite loudly, so the levels are well above "normal". Other reviewers have stated that this adapter is causing their headset to bleed through, but I'm not sure it's fair to blame the adapter as I have the same headset with the Rode Rec app on my iPhone (and therefore without it). adapter) and used with this setup You can also recall. So I would conclude that most if not all of the crosstalk/jumps/feedback with this particular headset is happening within the headset itself. I would have expected different results with other headsets. And then the escape problem that some have mentioned. When I plug my digital piano into the H6 at the same time as the headset, I hear a kind of humming noise. Noise isn't much, but it is. When I take the TRRS plug on the adapter cable, the buzzing is much louder. I'm not exactly sure what's going on, but I can only assume that plugging in the piano somehow exposes the recorder to AC lines, although there's no hum when the adapter/headset combo is unplugged. . For example, when I connect the piano and my iPhone at the same time, it makes no noise at all. And other self-powered microphones connected directly to the H6 won't cause noise either. I have a working theory that this has something to do with the CTIA standard itself, as contrary to good engineering practice that standard places the microphone line on the body of the connector, which logically should be where the screen should be. The only way to effectively shield CTIA connectors is to use secondary shielding around the entire connector body, which I haven't seen before. Interestingly, the competing OMTP standard actually forms the basis for the shell, but Apple has traditionally made every effort to break every single industry standard, so it's no wonder they didn't adopt OMTP. One can only wonder why others followed him. If I'm correct, all CTIA-based mics tend to hum, and it's not this adapter's fault. One could argue that MillSO could find a way to shield, but at the same time it's not hard to imagine that they would simply follow the standard, even if it might have a tragic flaw. Since then, Apple has abandoned its own standard in favor of Lightning, another proprietary standard, and more recently, as the world acquired untold millions of dollars worth of Lightning adapters, they seem to be moving towards the USB-C that Apple inevitably has adopted for the first time as an existing industry standard. One could applaud if not for investing in Lightning. None of this lives up to the demands of serious audio production, but it's sure to muddy the waters for headphone and headset makers. And I didn't give a full answer about the quality of this adapter. All I can suggest for now is that I plan on trying to build my own. We have a cable shop here so I'm wondering if we can do better with off the shelf components but my initial search for TRRS shielded connectors turned up nothing. FWIW, I intend to use this adapter for a while and see if hum is an issue with real world recording. I think it could be good, and besides, I'm not sure if another adapter would be better. Most Revain vendors are not even willing to meet the CTIA standard, let alone disclose technical details like shielding, so while this adapter may not be perfect, it may be as good as it can be.