cheap USB microphone cable : curiosity teardown

Remember that cheap USB-XLR cable from the last mailbag video? Today I'm trying to figure out why it didn't work, and what it is capable of. It's this cable: https://pileofstuff.ca/r/u5rji (!not recommended!) And here is the module I found at the core of it: https://www.szttgk.com/en/product/conversionaudiomodule/685.html ----- My tip jar: https://www.patreon.com/pileofstuff My other tip jar (channel membership) : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRiFz3gNKE3VysarZ7nmqIA/join Buy me a coffee (or a beer): https://ko-fi.com/pileofstuff If you are OK with me getting a commission on your purchases, feel free to use my affiliate links: Ebay: https://ebay.to/33IF7PA Banggood: http://pileofstuff.ca/r/9ajsf Some other links to products may be affiliate links #ElectronicsCreators ----- This isn't the only way to do it. It's probably not the best way to do it. But it's how I did it.