JSAUX USB to 3.5mm Jack Audio Adapter，USB to Audio Jack Adapter Headset TRRS 4-Pole Female, External Stereo Sound Card for Headphone, Mac, PS4, PC, Laptop, Desktops and More -Grey/0.6FT

Upgraded to win11, Lenovo P52, Sennheiser H280 cans connected via 3.5mm jack to laptop, had wow and flutter but more aggravating was that audio volume would abruptly go to "11" for tens of milliseconds to seconds then drop back to normal volume. Risk of hearing damage if this happens a lot, these are quality cans. Audiophiles would cringe at the wow and flutter which is truthfully irritating but I could tolerate it.Lots of fix suggestions out there, consumes a lot of time experimenting, helped to some degree but I did not reach a working solution and Microsoft and/or Lenovo has yet to come up with a driver solution.However-- found that USB headphones work fine, it is just the audio driver to 3.5mm output.So tried this solution, USB to 3.5mm to Sennheiser HD280. Problem solved without wasting a lot of time fiddling with arcane Win controls, or tolerating ear blasting audio, or using inferior USB headphones.Pros:-- seems well constructed, flexible-- solves Win11/Lenovo driver problem, the primary objective of this purchaseCons:-- not gold plated like the Sennheiser plug, so that there is sometimes noise when connector is moved. Might have long term degradation (loss of a channel for instance).If you have the Win11 3.5mm audio problem, this is the easiest solution without spending hours searching out and experimenting with Win audio controls. Sure, it costs a few dollars, but what is your time worth?

Perfect adaptor for my headset which has a single pin connection. No problems with sound quality or connectivity. And the red matches my headset, bonus for me!

Works as it should

It is a good item and works just fine.

I looked over nearly all of the similar devices and most seemed to have too many sound quality issues reported. I was not going to be convinced by number of bits or higher price. One reviewer here (Stephen J. Boone) helped the most, but others counted. So I got it and the sound is perfection on my Sennheiser headphones. I recently purchased Neumi BS5 speakers and a Aiyima A07 mini amp for my 2019 iMac - and I couldn’t be happier with that purchase either. My headphone port is on the back of the monitor and I have it feeding into the amp. I could use the jsaux device to feed the amp (which I did) but I’m dedicating it to my headphones for easy access. I use VLC for my music app and block Apple’s Music app (with noTunes (GitHub download)) because virtually nothing it does is what I want and it is nasty, rigid, uncustomizable. I also just bought a (SmartQ H302) USB 3 hub which came the same time as the jsaux device. I have the jsaux audio adapter plugged in to the USB hub. The hub (and the iMac) will use USB 3.1 but the jsaux device is shown to run at USB 2 speeds (which is good). The jsaux device can be bought with a USB A connector ($10) or a USB C connector ($15), so there is no need for me to waste a USB C/Thunderbolt port or $5 (and both my USB C ports are already in use). Regardless, either method is obviously using USB 2 throughput. Below is system information which shows both the jsaux device (China) and my new USB hub use Realtek chips (Taiwan).[Update: I liked it so much that I bought a second one as backup so now I have both the grey and the red (both type USB A). I'm listening to the second one now and it's producing beautiful sound just like the first one. I noticed two new reviews came in in the last week and they are negative. One refers to using it with a Mac Mini - all kinds of crazy stuff going on. Don't know what to make of that. The other complains about the microphone aspect (which seems to be a customary complaint with almost every brand that I can remember reading reviews for). I haven't tested the mic functionality and I may never care. But I have a large mic - the kind with a fat plug although I should have the necessary mini adapter - but it's buried in a stuffed audio equipment box so I'm in no hurry try it. The built-in mic on my iMac is in the middle on the bottom edge of the screen and could be improved on so an external mic could be important some day. With two of the jsaux audio adapters plugged into my USB hub, they are indistinguishable in the Sound preference pane, both are only named: TX-Hifi Type_C Audio. I have to guess the right one to select. In system report->hardware->USB, they show as identical too (no surprise) but in ->hardware->Audio, TX-Hifi Type_C Audio is displayed three times when two of these are plugged-in - take out one of them and only one gets displayed - an Apple bug there.]% system_profiler SPUSBDataTypeUSB 3.1 Bus:Host Controller Driver: AppleIntelCNLUSBXHCIPCI Device ID: 0xa36dPCI Revision ID: 0x0010PCI Vendor ID: 0x80864-Port USB 3.0 Hub:Product ID: 0x0411Vendor ID: 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)Version: 1.04Speed: Up to 5 Gb/sManufacturer: GenericLocation ID: 0x14a00000 / 5Current Available (mA): 900Current Required (mA): 0Extra Operating Current (mA): 04-Port USB 2.0 Hub:Product ID: 0x5411Vendor ID: 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)Version: 1.04Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sManufacturer: GenericLocation ID: 0x14700000 / 4Current Available (mA): 500Current Required (mA): 0Extra Operating Current (mA): 00... TX-Hifi Type_C Audio:... Product ID: 0x4c07... Vendor ID: 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.)... Version: 0.01... Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s... Manufacturer: Generic... Location ID: 0x14710000 / 8... Current Available (mA): 500... Current Required (mA): 100... Extra Operating Current (mA): 0system report -> hardware ->audioDevices:Built-in Microphone:Default Input Device: YesInput Channels: 2Manufacturer: Apple Inc.Current SampleRate: 48000Transport: Built-inInput Source: Internal MicrophoneBuilt-in Output:Default System Output Device: YesManufacturer: Apple Inc.Output Channels: 2Current SampleRate: 48000Transport: Built-inOutput Source: HeadphonesTX-Hifi Type_C Audio:Default Output Device: YesManufacturer: GenericOutput Channels: 2Current SampleRate: 48000Transport: USBOutput Source: Default

UPDATE [2025-03-16]:I've been experiencing the event 41 critical error reboot every few days for the last several months, but after many MANY different tests, updates, and reinstallations*, I think I found the culprit thanks to an old-school techie who heard me complaining at our weekly trivia game, and said "I'm willing to bet anything it has something to do with one of your USB devices or ports."Sure enough, after removing my JSAUX USB to 3.5mm Jack (also my cheapest knockoff device), I haven't experienced this issue in over a week. Prior to now the longest gap between critical errors was less than 3 days.*I updated the MB firmware, reinstalled all of my most used software (mostly Adobe stuff), did a clean install of Windows, unplugged and re-plugged every internal piece of hardware, even replaced several SATA and PCIe cords, etc. etc. etc.[----PREVIOUS REVIEW----]It worked well for a few months, but then it stopped connecting with either audio channel, and I had to pull my headphones plug part way out in order to get a complete signal. Sadly, I only unplugged and replugged it a dozen times before this happened. My headphones mostly lived at my desk plugged into this JSAUX device.Now, I have to adjust it like a teenager trying to get the airline's free headset to work.In fairness, the Chinese (based in Shenzhen) electronics company with the made-up name for Amazon had no intention of existing longer than 6 months.Next time they need to plan their product's obsolescence just a few months longer.That being said, there is an 18 month warranty policy. I'm about to try it.Will update with their response if any [emailed their support staff 2023-11-26]UPDATE: They got back to me right away, and offered me a new item. It arrived in a couple of days, and so far so good.I'm still skeptical of how long it will last, but any company that is willing to honor their warranty with very little hassle or delay should be given supported more than the companies that don't so I up'd my rating.