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5.1 dedicated sound card with 7.1 headset


Balusha

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Hello, everyone
I have 5.1 Titanium Fatal1ty Pro series dedicated card with old Turtle Beach 5.1 headset accompanying it (which are gonna be destroyed completely soon) and I have few questions:
1) Will 7.1 headsets (with 3.5 mm jacks) work properly with the card?
2) Should I get Stereo headset instead of 7.1?
Needed mostly for gaming.
You may propose any good headsets for me to check.
Thank you in advance.

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The 7.1 headset will work with the sound card, but you are losing two of the discrete channels.  You have some options.......

 

You could get a USB 7.1 headset and let it manage the entire audio stream for you.

 

Depending on your motherboard, the onboard sound solution may be 7.1

 

Of course, in either of the above scenarios your discrete sound card becomes obsolete.  I know lots of folks are sold on the 5.1 and 7.1 channel "gaming" headsets, but personally I'd rather put that money towards a high quality headset that works well with all types of sources; i.e. movie, music & gaming.

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