[simpits-tech] GA to PC headset adaptors

[Matt Bailey]

Howdy,

  I'm exploring this issue once again. My flight sim group uses Teamspeak for 
MSFS fly-ins and I'd like to use my aviation headset for voice comms. Just 
wanted to get some input on sound quality of various solutions.
  This seems to be the only commercial unit I can find:

https://www.marvgolden.com/headsets/adapters.htm (first product on the page)

Only trouble is I noticed one user review on another page said he got poor 
quality with this rig. Any of you guys use it?

There's also the DIY route, this schematic seems to cover things well:

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/adapter.htm

The nice thing is that schematic came from the folks at David Clark and the 
guy tested it with a DC headset.....mine is a DC as well. That alleviates my 
fears of frying my headset, to some extent, but I'd almost be willing to pay 
the $$$ for a commercial setup to avoid almost entirely the possibility of 
trashing my headset.

I also recall someone here was building adaptors at one time. Any spares 
sitting around? :)

My main concern (well, aside from a potentially nuked headset) is the quality 
of the mic signal to the PC. Would the commercial rig be good in this regard, 
and/or would a homebrew rig with high quality parts provide better audio 
quality?

	-Matt Bailey