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If you want a featherweight, no-fuss replacement cable that revives a wired gaming headset and slips into any pocket, choose ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone; if you need to turn a wired 3.5mm audio source into a wireless feed for two listeners at once — on a plane, in a gym, or at home — choose SOOMFON Airplane.
• ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone — biggest strength: a short, light braided oxygen-free copper cable with a gold-plated 3.5mm male-to-male plug that fits a long list of popular gaming headsets.
• ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone — biggest trade-off: it is a passive cable, not a device. No battery, no Bluetooth, no controls — if your headset is already wireless, this does nothing for you.
• SOOMFON Airplane — biggest strength: a Bluetooth 5.3 transmitter and receiver with an LCD display, touch controls, and the ability to send audio to two headphones at the same time.
• SOOMFON Airplane — biggest trade-off: it needs charging, it is bulkier than a cable, and its benefit only exists when you are bridging a 3.5mm source to wireless headphones.
• Who each pick is for: ASHATA for wired-headset owners who want a cheap, simple, travel-friendly spare or upgrade cable; SOOMFON for travelers and home users who want to cut the cord between a 3.5mm jack and Bluetooth headphones.
The ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone is, despite the name, a cable — specifically a stereo AUX cable for gaming headsets. It is built from braided oxygen-free copper, which is the material most often chosen when the goal is to keep signal loss low over a short run. The line measures about 51.1 inches, roughly four and a quarter feet, which is a comfortable length for a desk setup: long enough to reach from your head to a PC tower on the floor without a tangle of slack, short enough that it will not snag on a chair arm. The plug is 3.5mm, gold-plated, male-to-male, with two pins. Black, round, and braided.
What it does best is the boring, essential job. If your wired headset has developed a crackle, a dead channel, or an intermittent cut-out, the cable is almost always the first suspect — and the cheapest thing to rule out. ASHATA lists compatibility with the Sennheiser-style families: G4ME ONE, G4ME ZERO, PC 373D, PC37X, GSP350, GSP500, and GSP600. If you own one of those, this is a direct-fit spare. The braided outer jacket also resists the kinking that eventually kills thin rubber cables, and at roughly an ounce it disappears into a bag pocket, a drawer, or a carry-on.
Who should buy it: anyone running a wired gaming headset who wants a backup cable on hand, or who is tired of a stiff, microphonic stock cable. Because it is a passive 3.5mm AUX cable, it also works as a general-purpose stereo cable between any two devices with standard jacks.
Who should skip it: if your headset is Bluetooth, or if your headset uses a proprietary locking connector rather than a standard 3.5mm plug, this is not your part. Also skip it if you are hoping for a microphone boom, an inline volume wheel, or a mute switch — none of those are listed. And note the manufacturer states that new and old versions ship at random, so do not buy it expecting a specific cosmetic revision.
The SOOMFON Airplane is a different category of product entirely: a Bluetooth 5.3 transmitter and receiver in an ABS enclosure, finished in blue, with an LCD display and touch controls. It takes a 3.5mm AUX input and turns it into a Bluetooth stereo signal, or works the other direction as a receiver. The headline capability in its name is that it can feed two headphones at once — which is the whole point of the airplane use case. Two people, one seat-back screen or one in-flight entertainment jack, two sets of wireless earbuds. No splitter dongle, no shared cable.
The spec sheet backs up the travel framing. It runs on a lithium-polymer battery listed at 250 watt-hours of energy content, with a claimed 15-hour playtime, and it charges over USB. A 2-year manufacturer warranty is stated. Bluetooth 5.3 is the current mainstream version, and the low-latency claim matters for anyone using it with video — lip-sync drift is the classic complaint with cheap transmitters, and a newer Bluetooth revision plus a low-latency mode is the standard fix. The LCD display is genuinely useful here: on a device with no screen of its own, a small readout telling you pairing status, mode, and battery level saves a lot of guessing.
The use cases go past flying. Gym equipment with a 3.5mm jack on the console, a car head unit with an AUX input but no Bluetooth, a home stereo receiver, a TV with only a headphone jack — all of these become wireless sources. As a receiver it works the other way too: feed Bluetooth audio into a wired speaker or amp.
Who should buy it: frequent flyers who want to use their own wireless headphones on a plane, couples or families who want two people listening to one source, and anyone with older audio gear that has a 3.5mm jack but no wireless.
Side-by-Side: Which Should You Choose?
• Best for replacing a worn or broken gaming headset cable → ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone. Direct-fit for G4ME ONE, G4ME ZERO, PC 373D, PC37X, GSP350, GSP500, GSP600.
• Best for airplane use with your own wireless headphones → SOOMFON Airplane. It exists specifically to bridge a 3.5mm seat-back jack to Bluetooth.
• Best for two listeners on one source → SOOMFON Airplane. It transmits to two headphones simultaneously; the ASHATA cable is a single one-to-one connection.
• Best for zero maintenance → ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone. No battery, no pairing, no firmware, no charging — it either works or it does not.
• Best for battery life and portability on the go → SOOMFON Airplane. Up to 15 hours of playtime on a lithium-polymer cell, charged by USB.
• Best for latency-sensitive use → SOOMFON Airplane. Bluetooth 5.3 with a low-latency design is built for watching video, not just music.
• Best for a car, gym, or home stereo with an AUX jack → SOOMFON Airplane. It works as both a transmitter and a receiver, so it covers both directions.
• Best for a pure, interference-free signal → ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone. A wired connection has no pairing, no dropouts, and no radio congestion to fight.
For most people reading this, the honest answer is that these two products are not really competitors — they solve different problems, and the right buy depends on which problem you actually have. If you own a wired gaming headset and want a spare or better cable, I would buy the ASHATA Lightweight Gaming Headphone. It is the simpler, more reliable object: nothing to charge, nothing to pair, and it fits the specific headset families listed. If your problem is getting audio from a 3.5mm jack into wireless headphones — especially on a plane, or for two people at once — I would buy the SOOMFON Airplane, because no cable can do that job at all. In my opinion, the ASHATA is the pick for desk and travel-spare duty, and the SOOMFON is the pick the moment "wireless" or "two listeners" enters the conversation.
FAQ
It is a cable — a 3.5mm male-to-male stereo AUX lead, about 51.1 inches long, made of braided oxygen-free copper. It connects a compatible wired gaming headset to a device. There are no earpieces and no microphone in the box.
Yes. Sending audio to two headphones at once is one of its stated features, which is why it is positioned for plane travel where two people share one screen. It uses Bluetooth 5.3 and a 3.5mm AUX input.
Yes. It is battery powered with a lithium-polymer cell and a stated 15-hour playtime, so you charge it over USB before use. The ASHATA cable, by contrast, needs no power at all.
That depends entirely on the job, so I would not compare them on price alone. Check the current price on Amazon for each, then ask whether you need a passive replacement cable or an active Bluetooth bridge — that answer decides it far more than the number on the page.
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