Headphone splitter for sharing music
Written by Jack on 05 June, 2008 in How To Pack.
Headphone splitters are tiny cables that let you plug to headphones into a single headphone jack and so share your MP3 player's output with a fellow traveler. They're also quite cheap and take up no room at all.
If you're at all like me, you're taking all your music with you stored on your iPod or other MP3 player. The only real downside of this, except the need to recharge the battery, is that listening to an iPod is a very solitary exercise. It's more fun to share.
This simple little gadget simply splits the headphone jack into two, so that your travel partner can plug in his or her headphones as well and dig on your tunes too.
Highly recommended!
Available from Amazon.com for $3.99 and Amazon.co.uk for £3.76.
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Comments
That's a really great tip. I hope you don't mind if I include that in a post at one point?!
Jack on 11 June, 2008
ShareBuds MX Twin Earphones is better
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You don't have go through the trouble and expense of buying a splitter and then 2 sets of earphones.
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Stacie on 03 December, 2008
Wouldn't those be a royal pain in the a** when you're not using them with a friend? Just think about how much they'd get tangled up... I'll stick to a splitter, thanks!
Jack on 03 December, 2008
If you're looking for a discount (and who isn't these days?) try American Consumer Cables (www.americanconsumercables.com). They've got really good deals on all sorts of cable accessories and you don't have to worry about the quality. It's top-notch.
GreenGirl on 06 April, 2009
Kids + DVD Player=Quiet Trips
I agree wholeheartedly with the usefulness of a splitter. Bring a DVD player, two sets of headphones, and a splitter, and you've got two happy (and quiet) children on a plane! The other passengers will thank you, too! -- Family Travel Girl
Family Travel Girl on 09 June, 2008