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PC motherboard to front panel TRRS adapter?

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I'm looking for a TRRS AKA smartphone headset to Motherboard adapter that replaces the front audio of a computer case. Let me give an example of what I mean... 

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except that goes to...

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without an adapter in the middle. I want to connect my headset directly to the computer. Any ideas?

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Hmm. Why not just get a cheap sound card and enjoy better sound?

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Sound quality doesn't matter enough for me to bother. I'm using some $40 skullcandy headset for voice chat. Mic is good enough quality, I simply keep breaking the adapters. I am in the process of modding my case, wanted to make it all-in-one.
Also, my motherboard has good enough for me audio.

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haven't seen any trrs connector on a front panel. I'm thinking you'd have to remove the headphone jacks yourself and solder that adapter to the front panel board, then glue the adapter under the case.

but that would leave you with a useless mic hole.

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haven't seen any trrs connector on a front panel. I'm thinking you'd have to remove the headphone jacks yourself and solder that adapter to the front panel board, then glue the adapter under the case.

but that would leave you with a useless mic hole.

I am custom making the faceplate. I was hoping there'd be a premade PCB made, and all I'd have to do is move the board to my custom faceplate. 

Odds are i'll take a TRRS Jack and solder the wires to the stock front audio and make a permanent adapter. 

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Getting a cheapo soundcard looks like your best option right now.

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Does a cheap sound card come with front audio that will directly connect to my headset?

To clarify.

The onboard audio I have works fine. The front motherboard headers work fine. I want to get from motherboard headers to TRRS front audio.

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you could just buy a trrs connector from a site like mouser.

 

you still have to solder it to the front PCB but I don't know enough about the sense connection to do it.

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The sense connection is what's halting me. =\

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The only computers I've heard of having that are macs and the odd windows laptop - have fun soldering I guess.  :rolleyes:

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My laptop has a trss jack on it instead of a headphone and mic jack.  I think that's the only sort of place you'd find it.  Other than that, you'd just use an adapter.

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