Damn for real? That's one I haven't tired yet because I figured Apple's would be meh, and their cable is white and my phone and headphone/cable are all black (plus resenting the fact that I'm having to dongle everything). I'll give it a shot.
I also found these after some Google-fu, but hard to tell if they're snake oil:
ThatNeonZebraAgain OP t1_iufrcgn wrote
Reply to comment by SubstantialChest661 in Lightning bolt to 3.5mm adapter that isn't crap? by ThatNeonZebraAgain
Thanks for the input!