I appreciate the review, measurements and feedback.
I have one and my use case is work related even though I work in the Software industry.
One can use it for interview type situations but I use it most often with a headset + splitter for Teams / Zoom communication or online training when I'm traveling.
It can be used with (and I use it in both scenarios) good quality headsets like a BeyerDynamic MMX300 for this purpose...but when traveling or mobile it can also be used with a good pair of IEM's + some accesory like this
cable + boom mic .
Purely for listening to music, accesories like an apple / samsung dongle are probably better in the sense that they have a lower noise floor when listening with sensitive IEMS and sufficient power for portable use.
However, the headphone output of the Rode is powerful enough for regular headphones (in ear or over ear) and less sensitive IEM's also respond well to the Rode AIMicro.
Even if the sound is a bit cleaner using dongles for music listening, for me the additional value this little interface brings is in some of its features.
The multiple cables included that make it easy to use on phone or laptop, the ability to low cut the 75 - 150 hz from the mic during communication, and most importantly the zero latency monitoring of my own voice when communicating through closed-back headsets or IEM's + boom mic / lav mic are invaluable.
They make for a much more pleasant day when I'm in Teams meetings for 4 hours during some work days while away from my home office where I have a proper interface and microphone.