recommendations for headset or 3.5mm adapter

[Al Johnson]

On Monday 28 September 2009, Stefan Buschmann wrote:
> I also thought about soldering my own adapter, although my soldering
> skills are near to zero, but that might also be good for practicing :-)
> So, would it be possible to solder a wire like this?
>
> - 1 x 2.5mm
> to
> - 2 x 3.5mm (one for standard earphone, one for standard microphone)
>
> That way I could use standard earphones or a PC-headset, which would be
> very nice. And given the configuration of the pins, it should not be too
> hard to make. So, would this approach work, or is there something else
> to consider which I as a software-only geek don't think of?

That will work. Remember the headset mic isn't helped by the buzz fix.