Belkin headphone splitter - accessory review

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The Belkin headphone splitter adapter is a great accessory to have on hand for long trips or nights at the coffee house. Its purpose is simple. It allows two people to plug their own headphones into the same device. This is great for a long flight where you and another person may want to watch the same movie on an iPad or iPhone.

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Headphone splitters are a relatively cheap way to share media with someone else from one device. I've always found headphone splitters extremely useful on long car rides or flights. Two people can watch the same movie or listen to the same music off one device. This was always great when I was traveling with a friend who didn't have an iPad or iPhone.

Overall, I didn't notice any sound quality reduction from using the splitter with the iPad or iPhone. I tried with just regular headphones and then with 2 pairs of headphones plugged into the splitter. This is an extremely cheap accessory that's easy to place in a travel bag and forget about. It's there when you need it. They are available in both black and white.

You can pick one up from the Belkin headphone splitter adapter from the TiPb accessory store for $4.95 right now (that's 75% off).

Pros

  • Easy to use and connect
  • Small so it's easily stowed away in any bag or purse
  • Standard headphone jack size allows for virtually any headphones to be used

Cons

  • If you use an Apple bumper on your iPhone 4, the adapter won't fit. You'll have to remove the bumper
  • As the main connection is somewhat wide, you may have issues fitting it in the headphone jack with certain cases.

TiPb iPad 4-star rated

TiPb iPhone 4-star rated

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Allyson Kazmucha

iMore senior editor from 2011 to 2015.