astro mixamp y adapter, do i need it?

[wadec22]

so i now have the astro mixamp to use with my ad700's and zalman mic. loving the combo on my pc. didn't realize i needed the y adapter to use my headphones/mic with the 360.

i emailed their support, their response; "The Y-Adapter from ASTRO is different from a standard 3.5mm Y-adapter as the end-pin is a 4-pole 3.5mm connection, which will combine the mic's 3.5mm and the headphone's 3.5mm jack. It uses the same pin-layout as the iPhone's (if you wanted to try and make one yourself).

A regular 3.5mm splitter just takes your 3-pole adaptor (ring, tip, sleeve, aka left sound, right sound, and the ground connection) and splits that into two jacks. The 4-pole adds the extra ring for the mic sound."

i don't have a problem paying the 10.00 for the damn cable but their cheapest shipping option is 10.00 ups. (sucks since they could probably usps it to me for 2-3.00) anyway...

is there an alternative to their 20.00 solution? don't know that i am mechanically inclined enough to actually "build" one.

Astro Gaming | Professional Gaming Equipment | Y-Adapter

 

[momomo6789]

it comes with the amp .

 

[KingStyles]

I looked online before for a higher quality one before and there isnt one made of any quality that I could find. The 4 pole 3.5 conector is pretty rare. Not many devises can utilize it and then to have it split into 2 stereo jacks.... it just not out there. The funny thing is, I think that is what brought me to headfi in the first place. My first post was asking if there was a better one.

 

[wadec22]

Quote:

Originally Posted by momomo6789 /img/forum/go_quote.gif it comes with the amp .

it does now, it didn't before. i bought it used.

 

[wadec22]

no other 10.00 ghetto setups?

 

[xformulax]

$14.90 at amazon...

still not $10 though.

 

[wadec22]

link?

 

[xformulax]

Amazon.com: 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: Electronics



you could also build your own, but a male 4 pole 3.5mm will run nearly $5 by itself.