Beats solo by dr.dre on PC

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Hey guys.. So I already have a beats solo (non HD) by dr.dre and I would love to use it on my PC

Is there any way I can use this thing as a gaming headset? I really don't want to spend UBER EXTRA for some awesome headsets. I just need a decent one...

So, Is there anyway I can do that? I.e. I want to use my solo headphone as gaming headset i.e. with mic and chat

Please let me know if its possible, and if it's not, please recommend me a decent headset/mic that I could get for around ~$30 CAN. Thanks guys! Have a great day !!

Reply to wwowz

Just plug it in...? I'm not understanding why you would have a problem with this. I don't have experience with those headphones so is there something that would prevent you from plugging them in?

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wolfram23 wrote :

Just plug it in...? I'm not understanding why you would have a problem with this. I don't have experience with those headphones so is there something that would prevent you from plugging them in?

Hey! Thanks for the reply

The reason why I am asking this question is because this headphone only has one jack i.e. only for both audio and mic. (it was originally designed for use in iphone). So i was wondering if i could use
this like a gaming headset by attaching some sort of adaptor? or splitter? or some sort like that

Whenever I plug this headphone to my macbook, I can only use it as headphone, not both.

Thanks for the help!

Reply to wwowz

Just get yourself a lapel mic and you should be good to go.

Reply to hairystuff

you might be able to get an adapter for it from eBay.

Reply to hairystuff

Oh I see. Then yes to use mic and headphone you probably need a splitter of some sort.

There's a lot of cheap headsets available though, or you could even just use these for sound and buy a really cheap standing mic.

Reply to wolfram23

You bascally need a reverse adapter of this (but you wont find one, so here's the alternative option):
(3.5mm Headset Splitter Cable Adapter F iPod iPhone EA82)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-5mm-Headse [...] 33667481d1

If you buy 2x these and solder (or get someone to solder) these together with the pins connected in parallel (1connects to1 - 2connects to2 and so on), you can couple the beats by dre headsets to the iPhone converter/adapter cable:
(3.5mm 4 Pole In Line Jack Socket)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-5mm-4-Pole [...] 4156478bea

then all you need is 2x of these 3.5mm jack to jack cables, one for mic in and the other for line out (these connect to the iPhone adapter cable respectively):
(1m - 3.5mm JACK(TO PLUG) MALE HEADPHONE CABLE/LEAD iPOD)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1m-3-5mm-JAC [...] 2eb0a17716

This combination should allow you to use the Dre headset on your PC with microphone capability intact. Hope this helps and sorry for any spelling/grammer mistakes.

Reply to hairystuff

Woah.... So much details !! Hmm.. I need to find someone to sold this for me then ( urgh so bothersome!!!

Thanks for the detailed, precise answer

Reply to wwowz

It shouldn't be difficult to solder (its a pity eBay don't sell a pre-made one) but it should be quite rewarding one done.

Reply to hairystuff

If you want simple a good sound...here you go...
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Produ [...] 2(ME).aspx
Or maybe these.....
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Produ [...] 5(ME).aspx
but I like the razers better!
They are a bit more than 30 can...but you'll only get s**t for 30...lol
Don't bother messin with your dres they are too expensive to play with....
hope this helps...JQ

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My biggest issue here would be the fact that the iphone as well as blackberry and other phones use a 4 pole headphone plug. The listed adapter above is for splitting headphones and does not mention the mic at all.

but hairystuff is on the right idea.

What about getting one 3 pole headphone extension, chop that bad boy in half

So now you have a plug for the computer for headphones and mic

Now wire those 2 sets of 3 wires into the 4 pole female socket

Refer to here for the proper pinout

your headset(The image is male, but the pinout is the same on a female plug)
http://pinouts.ru/HeadsetsHeadphon [...] nout.shtml
Standard headphones(that the computer has on its green plug)
http://pinouts.ru/connector/3_pin_ [...] ctor.shtml

Since the mic is mono, i think you can connect the left + right together for the mic then run ground to the common ground side, but do not quote me on it...

So left audio goes to the tip
right the next ring
ground the next ring both mic and headphone ground goes here
then connect the mic to the last sleve

With all this you will have 2 cables you connect to the computer and a single plug to connect to the headphone/mic combo

Message edited by nukemaster on 04-20-2011 at 04:23:19 PM

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Reply to nukemaster

Yep you could buy 1x 4pole 3.5mm female jack and 2x 3pole 3.5mm male jacks and do that to cut out the iphone headset adapter, I've built similar leads for Yuasa/motorola 2way radios and they seem to work fine. Thanks nukemaster for the wiring digrams.

Message edited by hairystuff on 04-20-2011 at 11:56:18 PM

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