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ezman
28th November 2006, 03:59 PM
Has anybody actually managed to use their own headphones using an adapter. Thinking of buying the XDA Orbit but I'm cautious about the usb headphone socket.

Thanks,
Ezman
jrowett
28th November 2006, 04:25 PM
the bundled headphones are absolute toss! i'd love to be able to use my own...
consono
28th November 2006, 04:31 PM
Has anybody actually managed to use their own headphones using an adapter. Thinking of buying the XDA Orbit but I'm cautious about the usb headphone socket.

Thanks,
Ezman

Expansys will ship the adapter on the 8th of December (http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=138247) . I haven't found this adapter anywhere else and I don't know of anyone who has it (except one guy in this very forum???) so I can't let you know if it's acceptable and working as promised or not.

One thing that should be VERY interesting is if the radio reception is good with this adapter and a pair of standard headphones attached to it (and using the FM radio registry hack). Has anybody (who has the adapter of course...) tried it?
ezman
28th November 2006, 05:03 PM
well if it's the same as the spv m3100 socket then this should work, not that i have any confidence in my ability to successfully do it :)

http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2006/08/18/orange_spv_m3100_headphone_adapter_hack
ezman
20th December 2006, 11:07 PM
Any progress on adapters for this device? It's a bit of a setback to not be able to use your own headphones with this device isn't it? Maybe I just need to get an ipod and shut up but hell, seems like a shame when i could use my old magician as an mp3 player.
evaluator
21st December 2006, 01:52 AM
Here's someone who uses the HTC S620 Audio Jack Converter.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=8412073#post8412073

I just ordered one but it won't ship until January.
Mokyman
21st December 2006, 05:21 PM
this one i finded today
http://shop.brando.com.hk/htcstereoconverter.php
meer
21st December 2006, 05:50 PM
this one i finded today
http://shop.brando.com.hk/htcstereoconverter.php

Cool. But will it support the Radio?
MasK
21st December 2006, 05:58 PM
http://www.absolutesurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=66

Mod it sucessfully! Sounds awesome with my Sony Ex-51.. I might wanna dump my stereo BT for this.. haha
Mokyman
21st December 2006, 10:15 PM
Cool. But will it support the Radio?


i think so...
Boomerangs
27th December 2006, 07:58 AM
And is the sound level loud enough with this adaptor and a good headphone. I mean with the media player because for all other applications (FM radio, phone, etc...) it's OK.
SirLoinOfBeef
29th April 2007, 03:36 PM
...(and using the FM radio registry hack)... Does this registry hack exist? I would love to be able to use my own headphones instead of the crappy XDA ones.
kinski
29th April 2007, 04:38 PM
HKLM/System/State/Hardware/
set Headset to '1'

but the next time, your headset is connected and reconnected, the registry entry is again reset to '0'

it makes no sence to use the 'hack', cause all You will get is broadband noise without an antenna connected.

if you are familar with soldering, you can open the mic-housing (carefully with your fingernails), unsolder the headphones, and replace it with an 3.5mm female jack. So you can use Your own headphones, and the antenna is still connected.
Marty_Orbit
12th May 2007, 01:03 PM
Cool. But will it support the Radio?



No it doesnt, although i have this adapter in my car so i can run the mp3s off my phone, and the car stereo has radio anyway, which i may add never has anything good on anyway

Also, when this adapter is connected to the car, when someone rings i can hear them through the cars speakers but the adapter blocks the microphone signal so the person calling cannot hear me
debully
12th May 2007, 01:51 PM
HKLM/System/State/Hardware/
set Headset to '1'

but the next time, your headset is connected and reconnected, the registry entry is again reset to '0'

it makes no sence to use the 'hack', cause all You will get is broadband noise without an antenna connected.

if you are familar with soldering, you can open the mic-housing (carefully with your fingernails), unsolder the headphones, and replace it with an 3.5mm female jack. So you can use Your own headphones, and the antenna is still connected.


This is actually quite easy to do, just buy a socket from Maplin for about £3 then solder between the mic and the crappy htc eadphones. Viola - I now have my senheissers back AND mic and radio function! OK I do have about 2 metres of cable to route around my clothing but that just adds to the fun.
uniqueboy
13th May 2007, 12:49 AM
This is actually quite easy to do, just buy a socket from Maplin for about £3 then solder between the mic and the crappy htc eadphones. Viola - I now have my senheissers back AND mic and radio function! OK I do have about 2 metres of cable to route around my clothing but that just adds to the fun.

Just did that last weekend, but when I popped open the housing with my fingernail, well there really is not enough room to fit a jack socket in there, with the headset that comes with the o2 orbit anyway, the mic is right in the way. I had a really slim socket all ready to go which I'd pulled out of a tiny broken sony radio. So I had to just chop the end off a 3.5mm extension lead with a nice ready moulded on socket. It was a 5 min job and looks like it was made that way, everything still works.