General Sound Question

Hyper · 27 Jul 2006 at 20:50

Ok, I have just purchased some Sennheiser Pc150 headphones which have 2 x 3.5mm audio cables coming out of them. The problem is my soundcard only had one free port left for a 3.5mm socket so what I did was buy a Y splitter to make the 2 3.5mm audio cables coming out of my headset go into one 3.5mm cable to plug into my sound card. Obviously one of the cables coming out my headset is for the mic and the other is for the speakers so basicly I am combining these 2 cables into one. Will this work as I havent recieved the things yet to try them.

Hyper · 27 Jul 2006 at 20:55

To give you a better idea here is a picture of the headset itself with the cables:

And here is a picture of the y splitter that I have bought:

Thanks, Sam

Spyhop · 27 Jul 2006 at 21:09

No way.

If you don't have a proper microphone input, you can't use the mic.

Hyper · 27 Jul 2006 at 21:11

I see.
Well i have had another idea.
I can plug the headphone cable into my logitech amp which I am currently using and get a 3.5mm extension cable for the microphone lead and plug the microphone cable directly into my soundcard where my current standalone mic is in. So basicly the headphone speaker cable (green one) will go into my speakers amp and the microphone cable with an extension will go directly into the sound card.

Like this cable:

Would that work ?

Dr.EM · 27 Jul 2006 at 21:12

You are combining the pink and green plugs into that splitter then plugging that into the soundcard? The definately wouldn't work as like you say, one plug is the mic and one the headphones. The mic plug must go into a mic socket, and the green plug connects to a line out or headphone jack on the front of the PC. I might be able to help if I can see how things are connected to the souncard, can't invisage why only one socket is free.

EDIT: you new plan sounds ok, however that extension cable you want must have stereo (3 banded) plugs at each end, you have shown a stereo to mono cable.

Hyper · 27 Jul 2006 at 21:13

Dr.EM said:
You are combining the pink and green plugs into that splitter then plugging that into the soundcard? The definately wouldn't work as like you say, one plug is the mic and one the headphones. The mic plug must go into a mic socket, and the green plug connects to a line out or headphone jack on the front of the PC. I might be able to help if I can see how things are connected to the souncard, can't invisage why only one socket is free.

EDIT: you new plan sounds ok

I have added you to my msn mate so I can explain it a little better.