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If you want a drop-in replacement boom mic that revives a broken JBL Quantum headset, choose NewTH Replacement Game Microphone; if you need wired in-ear monitors for gaming, music and video on a 3.5 mm jack, choose Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6.
• NewTH Replacement Game Microphone — biggest strength: a purpose-built, plug-and-play 2.5 mm boom mic with a bendable neck, unidirectional pickup and noise-cancelling foam, made to fit specific JBL Quantum models.
• NewTH Replacement Game Microphone — biggest trade-off: it only works with JBL Quantum 100 (Q100)/350/100P/100X/360P headsets. If you own anything else, it is useless to you.
• Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6 — biggest strength: an 11 mm dynamic driver IEM with a detachable 0.75 mm cable, three pairs of eartips and roughly 3 g per earbud for long sessions.
• Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6 — biggest trade-off: the listing is the NO MIC variant, so voice chat depends on your controller, PC or a separate mic.
• Buy the NewTH if your Quantum headset still works but the mic is dead or crackly.
• Buy the Piluyaa AK6 if you want comfortable wired in-ears for games, music and video and you already have a way to talk.
This is a repair part, not a headset. The NewTH mic exists for one job: to replace a lost, bent or failing boom on a JBL Quantum 100, 350, 100P, 100X or 360P. It terminates in a 2.5 mm gold-plated jack, which is the connector those headsets use, and the brand states plainly that it will not work with any other model. Read that twice before ordering, because the whole value of this product lives inside that compatibility list.
What it does well is stay simple. There is no driver to install and no battery to charge, so it is plug and play out of the box. The neck bends a full 360 degrees and holds its position, which matters more than it sounds — you set the capsule near your mouth once and it stays there instead of drifting down between matches. The polar pattern is unidirectional, so it favors what is in front of it and rejects some of the room behind it, and the foam windscreen plus the spare pop filter in the box help tame plosives and breath noise. The quoted signal-to-noise ratio is 78 dB and impedance is 45 ohm. The cable is 6.5 inches, which the brand describes as sized to reach your mouth, and the body is ABS with silicone and plastic, rated with a two-year manufacturer warranty.
Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6: Who It's For
The Piluyaa AK6 SPARK is a different animal entirely: wired in-ear monitors built around an 11 mm PET composite diaphragm dynamic driver. The brand's pitch is a full, weighty low end with bright, open highs that capture the snap of an instrument. That tuning language — balanced cavity pressure control, an ultra-wide frequency response, fine-tuning by acoustic engineers — is the standard vocabulary of budget IEM design, and the practical takeaway is that these aim for a lively, bass-forward signature rather than a flat studio monitor. Impedance is 16 ohm, which is low, so a phone, controller or laptop headphone jack can drive them without an amp or an expensive player.
Comfort is the real story here. Each earbud is about 3 g, and the ergonomic in-ear shape is designed to sit in the ear's contour for hours without pressure — the kind of thing that matters when you are three hours into a session and over-ear cups have turned into a hot, clamped feeling. The faceplate is imported PC resin, high-temperature molded with hand-set rhinestones, offered across six color combinations, and the platform comes from QKZ's headphone craftsmanship line. The cable is detachable at 0.75 mm, which is unusual at this level and genuinely useful: you can swap cables later or replace one that fails instead of binning the whole set. The box includes three pairs of acoustic eartips, and the brand notes they are chosen to strengthen low frequencies and improve overall sound.
Two things to be clear about. First, this is the NO MIC variant, so there is no inline mic for chat — you will need your controller's mic, a desktop mic or a headset mic elsewhere. Second, there is no active noise cancellation; the seal from the eartips is your only isolation. Who should buy it: players who find over-ear headsets heavy or hot, people who want one wired pair for gaming, music and video on a 3.5 mm jack, and anyone who likes the idea of a detachable cable and swappable tips. Who should skip it: anyone who needs a mic built into their audio gear, and anyone who wants over-ear isolation rather than in-ear.
• Best for fixing a broken headset → NewTH Replacement Game Microphone. It is built only for JBL Quantum 100/350/100P/100X/360P, so it slots straight in.
• Best for voice chat out of the box → NewTH Replacement Game Microphone. Unidirectional pickup, noise-cancelling foam and a spare pop filter are included; the Piluyaa AK6 is the NO MIC version.
• Best for long sessions without ear fatigue → Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6. Around 3 g per earbud and an ergonomic in-ear fit designed for extended wear.
• Best for music and media as well as games → Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6. The 11 mm dynamic driver and 16 ohm impedance suit phones, laptops and consoles.
• Best for tinkering and upgrades → Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6. The 0.75 mm detachable cable and three pairs of eartips give you room to change the fit and the sound.
• Best for a set-and-forget mic position → NewTH Replacement Game Microphone. The 360-degree bendable neck stays where you put it, with a 6.5-inch cable sized to reach your mouth.
• Best for peace of mind on a small part → NewTH Replacement Game Microphone. It carries a two-year manufacturer warranty and the brand states each mic is tested individually before shipping.
• Best for a plug-and-play 2.5 mm fix vs a 3.5 mm listen → depends on your jack. Check which connector your setup uses before you buy either.
In my opinion, most people searching this comparison own a JBL Quantum headset with a dead mic, and for them the NewTH Replacement Game Microphone is the obvious buy: it is the exact part, it needs no drivers or batteries, and it restores voice chat without replacing a headset that still fits and sounds fine. I would only point you to the Piluyaa Gaming Earbuds AK6 if you are not tied to that headset family — if you want light, comfortable wired in-ears for games, music and video and you already have another way to talk. Check the current price on Amazon before you commit, and double-check your connector: 2.5 mm for the NewTH, 3.5 mm for the Piluyaa.
No. The brand states it only fits JBL Quantum 100 (Q100), 350, 100P, 100X and 360P. It uses a 2.5 mm jack, so other brands and other connector sizes are out.
This listing is the NO MIC version, so there is no inline mic for calls or game chat. You would pair them with your controller mic, a desktop mic or another headset mic.
For comfort, the Piluyaa AK6 — roughly 3 g per earbud with an ergonomic in-ear shape meant for extended wear. The NewTH is a small boom mic, so session length is decided by your headset, not by it.
Match the jack to your gear. The NewTH mic uses 2.5 mm for those JBL Quantum headsets; the Piluyaa AK6 uses 3.5 mm for controllers, PCs, laptops and phones. If your device only has one of those ports, that alone decides it.
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