Anker USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter, Male to Female Nylon Cable for Samsung S20/S20+/S20 Ultra, Pixel 4/+ 4XL, and More Type C Devices

Speaking as a musician, producer, and live sound engineer, this is a handy dongle to have. After looking at some other reviews, I saw that there can be a difference in quality of the DAC (digital to analog converter) chip in some brands of adapter. The Anker adapter reportedly uses a better chip so I decided to try one out, since the difference between USD 8 and 16 didn't bother me for something I only intend to buy once. I own a number of Anker cables and power banks and have had only 5-star experiences with their equipment, so this felt like an easy bet to place.I bought this for use with a Samsung Galaxy S24+ but it should work fine on any phone with a USB-C connector. The fit on the phone is secure and snug. Since the plug sticks straight out, it's possible an impact or drop could damage the unit or the phone's USB jack, but with ordinary care this shouldn't be an issue.I tried the adapter with two different headsets: (1) KZ ZS10 Pro in-ear monitors with a 30-ohm impedance (therefore fairly loud at even low volumes show off a lot of detail), and (2) Audio-Technica ATH-M50x studio headphones at 38-ohms, and having to be driven a little harder. In both cases the fit on the 3.5mm earphone jack side was secure as expected. The audio results were excellent, with punchy, full lows and detailed highs. The signature character of each set of earphones came through clearly -- both the slightly hyped bottom end and relative flatness of the ATH-M50x, and the customary "smile" or V-curve of the Chinese-made KZ ZS10 Pro. I was able to pick out details I usually miss when in the car or on Bluetooth speakers, but would expect to catch only in my home studio on expensive monitors.In a *very* quiet environment, when I stop or pause audio, after about 1 to 1.5 seconds I can hear a small "tap" sound as the DAC powers off, but it's easy to miss and certainly not disturbing in any way. It makes sense that this happens, so that the adapter isn't drawing power from the phone while I'm not playing any audio. (I imagine a cheaper unit potentially might not do the right thing here, causing excessive power drain.) When I resume playing music, the audio returns quickly, with a very short ramp up from zero to my chosen loudness. There doesn't seem to be any significant heat generation from the DAC.This adapter can also be used, with the right cable, to send the output of your phone to an outboard sound mixer or other stereo inputs. You may have to adjust the volume in that case to send audio at the expected volume level for the receiving unit.I can easily recommend this adapter to others looking to use their favorite wired headphones with their phone that only has a USB-C jack.

Great to use with older model headphones. I have several headphones that became obsolete but worked great, I can still use them now!

I have bought and used several different Anker tech-related products in the past. In each case, I have always found items made by Anker to be extremely well-made, durable and of much better quality than other brands, whether the product is a backup battery for my phone or a charger or a USB to USB-C cord.I decided to run a test using a cheap $12.99 pair of earbuds I had used many times before. On those occasions, they had always been plugged directly into things that didn't require an adapter, like my laptop or my tablet. I therefore knew that, while not terrible, the earbud's themselves produced barely adequate sound quality. Ok for listening to stuff like TV or audiobooks, but I had never, ever used those $12.99 earbuds to listen to music, because the sound was way too muddy and unrefined.I then moved on to phase 2 of my test. I plugged the same $12.99 earbuds referenced above into this Anker adapter, then plugged the adapter into the USB-C port on my phone. I decided to give the adapter the ultimate test right away by choosing a music track from Amazon Music that had a wide range of octaves and many different instruments.When I put on the earbuds and the music came on, I was so shocked at the quality of the sound that was now emanating from those same "el cheapo" $12.99 earbuds I nearly fell over!Plugged in to this adapter, those cheap earbuds were suddenly doing a pretty fair impersonation of a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre or even potentially BOSE earbuds! Deep, rich bass, drums that truly "punch" the way they should, crystal clear highs with no "tiny" sound and well-defined midtones that didn't get "lost" as they so often do. No muddiness here, not even a speck. Zero distortion and no lapse in quality when turning up the volume, either.I'm not enough of a techno-geek to comment on this adapter's built-in DAC or other things like that that other reviewers have said is responsible for the incredible sound quality you get when this adapter is used as opposed to the sound you get if you use another brand. But I also tested this Anker adapter against a seemingly thinner and more flimsy one made by the #1 manufacturer of Android phones (yes, it starts with an "S"). The difference was truly profound, with that manufacturer's adapter producing far, far inferior sound quality that made those cheap, $12.99 earbuds sound like the fairly crappy earbuds they were.In short, I cannot recommend this product highly enough. One thing, make absolutely sure that your earbuds are plugged in securely, all the way into the adapter. It is a tight fit, which is another great feature. The fit is snug enough to absolutely ensure that your earbuds don't accidently fall out. You would also have to pull very purposefully and hard to accidently pull them out as well.I will come back and update this review sometime within the next 4-6 months to report on how the adapter holds up under moderately heavy use. For now, I give the adapter a well-earned 5 stars, with the top notch quality I have come to expect from Anker, which is light years above all or almost all products of this type!

Amazing! I had been using another "highly rated brand" USB-C to Stereo, and was dealing with a 1.5-2 second "void" of no audio coming through when starting a song. As soon as I tried the Anker one, that delay/void of no audio completely disappeared, had sound immediately! Well worth the money!