Product Description
Features a DAC chip to convert digital signals to analog at transmission rates of up to 96kHz/ 24bit.
Designed with a 15,000-bend lifespan to withstand every twist, tug, and tangle.
Connect your headphones or other 3.5 mm AUX accessory to your USB-C device with no installation necessary.
Features a durable connector which can be plugged and unplugged up to 10,000 times.
Model Number: A8195
USB-C to 3.5 mm Audio Adapter
Enjoy Pure, Unfiltered Audio
Pure Sound
Listen to music, podcasts, and more in full 96kHz/24-bit transmission, with no drop-off in quality thanks to the built-in DAC chip.
Zero Installation
Get an instant, uninterrupted connection with no installation necessary.
Universal Compatibility
The 3.5 mm female AUX adapter works with virtually any 3.5 mm audio device, including earphones, headphones, and audio cables.
Built to Last
Designed with a 15,000-bend lifespan and a nylon exterior to withstand the twist and tugs of everyday use.
Note
The button functions on Apple headphones are not supported when used with this adapter.
The Anker Advantage: Join the 55 million+ powered by our leading technology.
Distortion-Free Audio: Transmit audio from your USB-C device to your headphones, earbuds, or virtually any other 3.5 mm AUX device—with no drop in quality.
Retain Full Functionality: Take calls, pause or skip tracks, and adjust the volume via your connected headphones.
Plug and Play: No need for any installation, just plug in and start listening.
What You Get: USB-C to 3.5 mm Audio Adapter, welcome guide, our worry-free 18-month warranty, and friendly customer service.product.”>Details)
Customers say
Customers find the USB C adapter works well with various devices, including Samsung S23 and Pixel 6 phones, with full volume maintained and excellent sound quality. The adapter features a snug fit in USB C ports and earbud connectors, and customers appreciate its build quality and ease of use, describing it as plug-and-play. While some customers consider it well worth the money, others find it not worth the price. The connection quality receives mixed feedback, with some reporting solid connections while others experience disconnections.
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Frank –
Great adapter for new iPhone and old speakers
This adapter works perfectly in connecting my iPhone 16 pro max to my carâs speakers. I basically have an aux cord plugged into my carâs speakers, then the adapter, then my phone. Audio is clear as day. This adapter seems pretty tough, and looks like it will stand the test of time.
Nimedic –
Great Sounding Audio!
This Anker USB C to 3.5 mm plug works perfectly with my iPhone 16 Pro and some old computer speakers I have set up in my bedroom. The audio is without any distortion or loss of sound quality and, the adapter appears to be well made and sturdier than the older Lightning audio adapter from Apple that I was using. I would recommend to anyone looking for a new audio adapter to purchase this Anker product.
pedroosan –
finally product with good quality and good specs
after going through so many dongles, this finally is satisfying..tried various other ones with higher specs, but either the plug sleeve came off or they sent a wrong product because of wrong stickers on the box (overall quality control of the sellers, not AMZ Problem) or the wires were too flimsythis one has everything ok, good quality, good specs, 24bit/92khz out and 2 channel 24bit mic in.. (what the driver says for win11 probably the plug does not support stereo in)also seems to have power save feature, device disappears when no headset is plugged in.worked well in teams win11 and also for Sony Xperia where cheap dongles don’t work.There is a sea of dongles out there but I guess a proper brand like anker avoids random issues.
Mara Zeman –
Incredible sound through this adapter!
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!
Metalcastr –
Anker A8195 USB-C to 3.5mm TRRS female headphone/headset adapter
The version I bought was model A8195 in case this listing changes in the future, or the model changes.The issue to solve was needing a conversion from USB-C to 3.5mm headphone/headset port, and I wanted an alternative to the internet-popular Apple dongle, and the Google dongle. Since cell phones have done away with 3.5mm headphone ports, audio enthusiasts have created a market for USB-C DAC/Amps to power their headphones and earbuds, in a portable manner. There’s lots of choices in this market segment, with many being a few hundred dollars, that can drive higher-impedance headphones at high quality. Online, they say that these inexpensive USB-C adapters should be used with headphones of 60-ohms impedance or less, as anything more will be too much for an inexpensive USB-C adapter to drive, and the headphones won’t sound good. But I just needed something simple and inexpensive.I’m happy to report that this Anker unit works with 3.5mm TRRS connector headsets as well; it can connect to a headset’s mic. TRRS is the physical connector that includes left and right audio, along with a single mic, which is what typical headsets use that aren’t USB themselves. Upon receiving the Anker, I ran my own audio quality tests with the limited audio knowledge and hardware I have, which is a phone with USB-C, and a computer with two 3.5mm ports (one for headphone, and one for microphone).Test Setup:1x A8195 Anker USB-C to 3.5mm adapter (this item)1x USB-C cell phone (set to utilize USB mic recording)1x PC with two 3.5mm ports, one for headphones and one for mic1x Sennheiser PC360 headset (50-ohm impedance)1x Sennheiser PCV 05 Combo audio adapter (Converts headset’s separate 3.5mm headphone connector and mic connector into one TRRS connector)1x music app on the cell phone1x music app on PC1x Youtube video, playing mechanical sounds (for high and low frequencies)1x test recording made on the cell phone, of my voice made with the Sennheiser PC360 headset’s microphone (a decent headset mic, close in quality to typical streaming USB mics)Test Procedure:I connected the Sennheiser PC360’s headset to the PCV 05 combo adapter, then the adapter’s TRRS connector to the 3.5mm port on the Anker A8195. The Anker was the plugged into the cell phone to run audio tests. I tried a music app, and the audio sounded weighted to higher frequencies, with some sibilance on vocals. I also tried a Youtube video of a machine running. Then I disconnected the USB-C adapter, and the PCV 05 combo adapter (as my PC has seperate ports, one for headphones, and one for mic), connected the headset to PC, and ran some audio on PC. PC sounded better. But there are multiple factors to consider, and multiple parts of the audio chain. For example, what if the phone app’s music streaming quality and compression differed from a desktop PC’s? Highly likely, along with different audio chipsets in the Anker and PC. Trying audio using the same headset on the PC, PC sounded better. Though this still doesn’t mean much, considering all the factors and differences per each audio chain. So I made a test recording of my own voice, to compare the same exact file.Testing my own voice recording made using the PC360’s headset mic on the cell phone, with the cell phone set to USB recording (and confirming this setting actually sets using PC360’s physical mute switch functionality while making noise), the recording quality is decent, but sounded more tinny. But it’s still good enough for normal communication. I then transferred the recording file to PC. Using the same headphones, on PC the recorded file sounded much fuller, with more midtone. Therefore I come to the conclusion that it’s the Anker’s audio reproduction itself that is a bit weaker than whatever audio chipset I have on my PC. Is it bad? No, by no means is it bad. It’s still a decent option for the price. It’s definitely good enough for us audio plebians to listen to music, but I would say that audiophiles will want more than this Anker A8195 can offer. However, this Anker is also less than $20 at the time of this review, and quite small; I really can’t complain. It would be great to compare this to the popular Apple and Google USB-C adapters, as they are in the same price class, however I couldn’t find any online comparisons to this unit as of this review.I did have a concern that my 50-ohm headset would be too much for this adapter to drive, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.EDIT August 2024: This adapter produces much fuller bass than my PC’s integrated audio chip, at least when watching videos. When recording voice to test it, voice quality recording is still crystal clear. I think there are too many factors to account for, for me to accurately test and judge it. What we need is a lab test with audio graphs, and comparisons to other USB-C adapters.Build quality: It feels and looks higher-end than typical cheap USB equipment, and has a braided cable.Conclusion: Yeah it works. Audiophiles will want more, but this item is less than $20.
Nate –
Perfect solution to “Battery low”
I bought this for an international flight and it works great! Sound quality was fantastic, and the overall construction is sleek and robust. Grrat for when you don’t want to rely on bluetooth device battery life.
Eugene –
This is the best 3.5mm to USB C adapter that I have ever purchased. The ones from other brands can’t even compare.Build quality is good and sound quality is amazing.
Dennis –
Works great! Seems to be good quality. I have tried several different brands and they have not worked with the microphone, but these do. A bit on the pricey side, and I could rant for hours on how itâs absolutely idiotic how most tech companies just decided one day that the headphone jack is obsolete, when it absolutely isnât and is being used by enough people that a product like this is being sold. But thatâs another discussion. So, anyway. I recommend it!
hcl-1 –
Ich hatte mir testweise 4 USB-C zu 3,5mm Klinke Adapter bzw. Dongle-DACs bestellt, um sie zu testen. Dieser hier ist einer davon. Ergebnis:Das Gerät selbst: Robuste Ausführung. Nicht ganz so gut, wie der Kiwibird, aber schon gut gemacht.Funktion: Funktioniert am PC und am Handy. Die höchste einstellbare Auflösung am PC war auch 24bit/96kHz. Hohe Verstärkungswirkung, kann also auch schwer anzutreibende Kopfhörer mit Musik versorgen (gestest mit Sennheiser HD-58X, 104dB, 150 Ohm: Bei 50% war der Kopfhörer so laut, wie am Handy ohne Dongle bei 100%. Da geht also noch was). Verstärkung gleich zum Kiwibird.Sound: Der Sound ist balancierter als der Kiwibird. Dadurch fällt die Betonung der Höhen weg, was etwas weniger “sparkle on top” bedeutet, aber auch weniger Probleme mit scharfen Höhen. Da ich auch gerne mal HR/HM höre sollte, ist mir der Sound des Anker lieber, weil er besser als Allrounder fungiert und der Sound auch bei schwierigen Aufnahmen angenehmer ist.Fazit: Für mich der Gesamtsieger, auch wenn der Kiwibird beim Preis (kostet die Hälfte) und beim Build (sehr robust) punkten kann. Bei der Verstärkung sind beide gleich, aber für mich ist der Sound sehr wichtig und der gefällt mir hier besser. Der grüne iMangoo hat zu viele Probleme und der Apple Dongle ist mir zu anfällig und praktisch ohne Verstärkung auch zu eingeschränkt in der Verwendung. Dafür ist er dann auch zu teuer (zweitteuerster mit dem iMangoo zusammen).P.S.: Auf Nutzeranfrage hin auch Mikro gestest (d.h. ein Kopfhörer / Headset mit einem 4-poligen Klinkenstecker) und auch das hat einwandfrei funktioniert. Die Audioqualität war gut, wobei das natürlich im wesentlichen von dem Mikro abhängt. Das es aber ein ins Kabel integriertes Mikro eines ca. â¬25 teuren KZ IEMs war (KZ ZS5, sprich: nix besonderes) war die Audio Qualität erstaunlich gut. Weitere Funktionen habe ich nicht getestet, das hängt aber auch immer sehr vom Mikro, der Anzahl der Tasten und der Kompatibilität mit dem Handy ab. Der Dongle scheint die Signale 1:1 weiterzureichen.
van der Heide –
Werkt prima, een aanrader voor muziek.Snelle levering.
Embermore –
This adapter works exactly as I hoped. The nylon braiding gives it a more durable feel, which is a nice upgrade over uncovered cables. A big plus is that the connector actually clears my phone case without any issues. Itâs slimmer and slightly longer than the OEM one I got with my old phone, so no struggles plugging it in.It works great with my headphones for both calls and music, but the real reason I got this was to connect an external mic to my phone. Paired with a TRS to TRRS adapter, it lets me use a proper 3.5mm microphone for recording videos when Iâm away from home. Built in phone mics sound terrible for self-tape auditions, so this was a must-have.If you need a reliable adapter that fits easily and holds up well, this is a solid choice.