# Any iPhone headphone adapters have volume control?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-iphone-headphone-adapters-have-volume-control/528719>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-iphone-headphone-adapters-have-volume-control/528719 "2010-02-12T16:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-iphone-headphone-adapters-have-volume-control/528719/1 "2010-02-12T16:00:10Z")

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I’ve got an iPhone, which means I have the earbuds that came with it. I hate Apple’s earbuds with a passion usually reserved for mass-murderers. I bought a pair of Shure noise-isolation headphones with the integrated mic/control which I like very much, but for walking around on the street they’re not ideal; I lose a lot of my ability to hear cars, other pedestrians, etc. I’d like to be able to use non-noise-isolating/canceling headphones with my iPhone, yet still have all of the control options on the Shure and Apple headphones.

I’ve seen a few adapters on the market (like [this one from Griffin](http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/smarttalk) and [this one from Monster](http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=4571), but while they do most of what I want them to do, I see no mention of volume control.

So - anyone aware of an adapter like these that also includes the ability to control volume?

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**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-iphone-headphone-adapters-have-volume-control/528719/2 "2010-02-12T16:03:59Z")

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Huh - whaddaya know? My headphones are actually Klipsch. The rest of my post stands as is.

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**Author:** ![ElevatedSteve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@ElevatedSteve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElevatedSteve)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-iphone-headphone-adapters-have-volume-control/528719/3 "2010-02-12T17:05:55Z")

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I got an adapter off amazon for very little money. It has a volume control, but I wouldn’t recommend using it. As it slides, one earphone or the other will completely cut out. As long as you keep it on full volume, it works fine. I really only wanted the button, so I am happy with it.

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