UGREEN 20898 20 cm 3.5 mm Headset-to-PC Splitter, Black

Overview

A headset with a single 3.5 mm plug cannot plug straight into a desktop computer that has separate headphone and microphone sockets. The UGREEN 20898 is a 20 cm passive splitter that takes the headset’s four-pole (TRRS) plug in one socket and provides two 3.5 mm plugs for the computer: one for headphone output and one for microphone input. It needs no driver or power. This is the black version.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a headset wired to the CTIA standard, the common four-pole layout, on a desktop or laptop with two separate 3.5 mm sockets.
• Not for a computer or phone with one combined headset socket: the headset plugs into that directly.
• Not a splitter for sharing one output between two pairs of headphones.
• OMTP or proprietary headset wiring is not supported.

Key features

• One 3.5 mm CTIA TRRS female socket for the headset.
• Two 3.5 mm male plugs for the computer, one marked for headphones and one for the microphone.
• 20 cm black cable with ABS housings and oxygen-free copper conductors.
• Gold-plated contacts for a reliable connection.
• Passive analogue adapter: no driver, power or setup.

What else you need

A computer with separate 3.5 mm headphone and microphone sockets and a CTIA headset with a single 3.5 mm plug. Nothing else is needed.

Before you buy

• It cannot make sound louder, remove source noise or fix worn sockets, damaged cables or incompatible wiring.
• It does not create independent channels, mixing, electrical isolation or balanced conversion.
• A port that looks similar is not proof of compatibility: check that the computer has two separate sockets and the headset is CTIA.