What sound card do you recommend for this headset? I have a MoBo with all the necessary jacks, but I don't want the quality to be really degraded.
1435886
I strongly don't recommend this headset period. If you are considering buying, reconsider. There are plenty of better quality headsets out there, cheaper and more expensive, this one is just bad all around. It sounds very poor.
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I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy a sound card right away, but i you do anything from soundblaster will do you nicely:Sound Blaster Z PCIe Gaming Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp and Beam Forming MicrophoneThat would be one of your best bets, though you don't really need to spend that much. If you have a higher end gaming motherboard, you will probably even be fine just sticking with your motherboard's sound card for a while. If you end up not being happy with the quality (and these headphones are fantastic, so it will probably be your sound card) you can always just buy a sound card and upgrade later. One of the big advantages to towers over laptops. I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy a sound card right away, but i you do anything from soundblaster will do you nicely:Sound Blaster Z PCIe Gaming Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp and Beam Forming MicrophoneThat would be one of your best bets, though you don't really need to spend that much. If you have a higher end gaming motherboard, you will probably even be fine just sticking with your motherboard's sound card for a while. If you end up not being happy with the quality (and these... » Read More I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy a sound card right away, but i you do anything from soundblaster will do you nicely:Sound Blaster Z PCIe Gaming Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp and Beam Forming MicrophoneThat would be one of your best bets, though you don't really need to spend that much. If you have a higher end gaming motherboard, you will probably even be fine just sticking with your motherboard's sound card for a while. If you end up not being happy with the quality (and these headphones are fantastic, so it will probably be your sound card) you can always just buy a sound card and upgrade later. One of the big advantages to towers over laptops. « Show Less
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No one makes a sound card like that anymore really, I'm building a new comp and I'm looking for a built in mobo. But if you must get one read the reviews. The soundblasters don't have the 7.1 jacks for the tiamats.
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Yea I have the asus xonar Dx it's great once you get a sound card there's no going back. Unless you get a rog board those have great sound cards on board the mobo
1002488
I did have a bit of trouble with mine at first but after I went into sound settings in my OS and updated the settings for the headset to be default and so on and did a reboot, it worked perfect, just make sure you always keep it in the same USB port or you will have to go through it all over again. My sys OS Is Win 7 Pro. Hope this helps.
880063
I definitely like it for pc gaming and i like it, but if you already have a mic i would try that out and see if it works well with your setup and it sounds nice before you go and buy another one. I would always rather have this over a headset though.
1491587
Yes, a GOOD sound card will fix the problem. I have been using sound blaster since it first came out
1067228
Did you get it? I have one of them, it doesn't work. Neither do 3 others I have tried in the last week though, so I think I have a bad sound card. Sorry - I think it worked alright before it stopped working, but I could not swear it and I have a PC. Good luck.
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Agree with other folks who posted; get a headphone amp or maybe a USB DAC to take on the work of sound processing from the integrated sound card. Though they have gotten better integrated sound cards suck compared to a dedicated card or device. I was looking at picking up Audioengine D1 24-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter for my PC; so that I can connect my monitors and also use the head phone jack for these PC350 or my HD 600s.
1303019
Great Bass, Great Treble, it overall is a great headset. Linus has a really great review on their headsets on youtube /watch?v=XxHFOk0YwuI
519875
i personally think this guy's sound really good!! the "surround sound" on the G430 is just the external sound card, the "adapter to convert from 3.5 to USB" and some software tweaks so if you want a headset that can be used on PS3 buy the 430 but if is just for pc then you better buy this one.
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Heya J. While I haven't owned a Titanium HD card, I have owned many different audio cards in the past. I currently use the ZxR with a pair of Beyer Dynamic DT 990 Premium 600 OHM headphones and Bose QC-15 headphones. The audio quality on the Beyer Dynamics are incredible. Love the quality. The Bose are, of course, great quality as well. Depends on if you want to hear what's going on in the room around you (BD's), or dead silence (Bose). I really enjoy the extra audio processing capabilities of the ZxR as well. Really a great setup. The external audio module with the huge volume knob is handy too. I have a Logitech G-19 keyboard with a volume wheel handy for minor adjustments during game play or while listening or composing music. If you enjoy Creative's audio hardware and drivers, you will LOVE the ZxR.
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From what I have read, better speakers would be a better investment before changing the sound card. Have a look at this forum.http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/58378-6-speakers-sound-card
2066458
I'm also going to buy a pair for gaming but I will use a headphone amp to drive them. I'm going with a valve amp, (Little Dot mark II, or Bravo Audio V3 that has an equalizer) but any sort of headphone/portable amp should do the trick. A lot of people mention that these headphones only "come to live" with an headphone amp.
1860097
It's a PCI sound card. You're motherboard may not have one depending on its make and age. Try finding your motherboard online to determine if its compatible.
1771297
You should to install a pci sound card 7.1 . This motherboard not include 7.1 ports
1654289
Sorry. Shouldn't need a sound card. Depending on your system config. What OS are you running?
957742
This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and headphone (Audio-Technica ATH M50) here on Amazon also. I couldn't be happier. This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and... » Read More This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and headphone (Audio-Technica ATH M50) here on Amazon also. I couldn't be happier. « Show Less
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From what I have read, better speakers would be a better investment before changing the sound card. Have a look at this forum. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/58378-6-speakers-sound-card