Connect a Koss Porta Pro Headset to my audio interface?

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Koss Porta Pro Headset has a male 3.5 mm TRRS connector. My MOTU M2 has XLR mic input and 6.3 mm headphone output.

The adapter cable I would need would be...

Female 3.5 mm TRRS on one end, that splits into two cables with male 6.5 mm TRS stereo headphone plug on one cable and an XLR on the other cable.

My online shopping search skills are not good enough to find the adapter cable for that.

Alternatively, is there a comfy light-weight on-ear headset I should get instead of the Koss that works with my M2?

 

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Female 3.5 mm TRRS on one end, that splits into two cables with male 6.5 mm TRS stereo headphone plug on one cable and an XLR on the other cable.

Why not two TRS plugs: one for the headphones and the other for the mic?

Something like this:

And if your headset requires plug-in power (most certainly it does), you would need some solution to convert phantom power to plugin power. Rode VXLR+ is an example of such adapter.

 

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Why not two TRS plugs: one for the headphones and the other for the mic?

Something like this:

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Thanks. But how do I find that? I need search keywords or product links.

And if your headset requires plug-in power (most certainly it does), you would need some solution to convert phantom power to plugin power. Rode VXLR+ is an example of such adapter.

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The Koss doesn't need phantom power. Electret mic.

 

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Thanks. But how do I find that? I need search keywords or product links.

Search for "TRRS female to TRS male headset splitter"

The Koss doesn't need phantom power. Electret mic.

Then it still must have some active electronics that need to be powered. So I would play it safe and order an adapter that converts power.

 

[DVDdoug]

The microphone is completely incompatible and it won't work. "Computer mics" are not interchangeable with "pro" XLR mics.

Computer mics are high impedance unbalanced (2-wires) and electret condensers get 5V power (not phantom) from the soundcard (or from a phone).

Stage/Studio mics are low-impedance balanced (3 wires) and studio condensers get 48V phantom power from the interface, preamp, or mixer.

The headphone will work fine with the right set of adapters/cables.

 

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The microphone is completely incompatible and it won't work. "Computer mics" are not interchangeable with "pro" XLR mics.

Computer mics are high impedance unbalanced (2-wires) and electret condensers get 5V power (not phantom) from the soundcard (or from a phone).

Stage/Studio mics are low-impedance balanced (3 wires) and studio condensers get 48V phantom power from the interface, preamp, or mixer.

The headphone will work fine with the right set of adapters/cables.

This is not true at all. You can adapt such microphones to XLR inputs and even convert phantom power to plug-in power. See my previous posts. I personally sometimes connect a Rode SmartLav+ (a TRRS lav mic designed to be used with smartphones) to my audio interface in such manner, and it works flawlessly.

Besides, many "studio condenser" microphones that require phantom power are in fact electret-based (permanently polarized), so it's not a proper distinction.