[GTALUG] wired headset suggestions?

[Karen Lewellen]

Hi Stewart,
While I will certainly be getting a couple of these just because, I am not 
sure I  follow the solution?
I chose the 2012 macbook pro units, although the one I have is just beyond 
the one I desired, because the 3.5 jack is still present.
Perhaps I am confused not seeing the image, but what does this item do?
and you  made my day understanding at least in part, especially about 
zoom.
Karen



On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:

> As someone who also has auditory processing issues, Zoom is the absolute 
> worst. It compresses speech by a massive amount and adds back very little 
> comfort noise, and for me anything above whisper-quiet is like a jackhammer 
> to the head. If I've been on a Zoom call with anyone here and I've seemed 
> more than usually spacey, that's the reason.
>
> I haven't found MacBooks to be very good at driving higher impedance 
> headsets. They make a terrible job of driving my old Sennheisers. They are 
> expecting to drive tiny earbuds, not a proper headset.
>
> There are 3.5 mm TRRS to separate headphone/mic channel adapters. Canada 
> Computers have this one for $5: 
> https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=5_3933_4382&item_id=180313
>
> Stewart
>
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