Sadly the splitter did not fix the issue :/ The mic is still not registered. With the splitter, it still registers headphones, but not microphone. Tried various drivers, but no fix to find there. I tested the mic on my desktop and it works fine, so it is the combo jack/audio chipset that's the...

Yeah, I am convinced that it will work now. I just have to make sure I get one that has a microphone jack. A lot of the Y splitter cables have very ambiguous description but with some further reading they only have dual headphone/speaker inputs. I found a fairly cheap local site that will sell...

Sure. It would be better for me to save money. I own a Samsung 7 Series Chronos Pro. The model name is NP700Z3C-S01SE. It would be awesome if it would work even though I probably should get myself some sort of headphone amp eventually.   Edit: The on-board audio chipset is Realtek ALC269...

I thought so too, but from what I read it can only do one at a time. That means the onboard sound card can either be set to playback or record - not both. I think what the Y-splitter would be able to do is split an audio signal for two headphones, but I am looking for a way to both use my...

I just bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 558 and a clip-on mic. While it works fine on my desktop, I forgot to account for the fact that my laptop has a single combo jack meaning that I can only use one at a time. So I need a way to work around that so I figure a USB solution would be the best way...