JBL Quantum 100 headset mic recording tested without & with 3.5mm-to-USB adapter cable
0First clip is recorded from 3.5 mm audio jack, with a ~5 foot y splitter cable to break the headset's single 3.5 mm (aka 1/8th inch) jack into separate 3.5 mm speaker and mic jacks; 2nd clip is with the USB adapter instead of the y splitter cable.
I tried a 3.5mm-to-USB adapter--this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ14TMR1 the 2.4 meter version--on my JBL Quantum 100 headset to see if that could let me record from the headset's mic with less artificial Gain and its correspondingly higher static fuzz; I've had to add ~10 dB more Gain in OBS since a Windows Update a few weeks ago. And it did--I could lower the Gain in OBS from 28 to 21 dB or so--but the sound was thin, losing significant warmth and breadth; and there might have been less static fuzz, but it's hard to tell really, since it's hissy and less pleasant. So, not an improvement.
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0:00 - 3.5 mm jack
0:07 - with USB adapter
5/12/25
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