Do you need a soundcard to let this headset work well?
935385
Nope, as long as you get the XTD version, it comes with an external sound card. I highly recommend this headset if you have the dough for it. It's super comfy and sounds insane.
935386
Not necessarily. Depends on your mother board. If you 4 outlets for sound on your motherboard that's all you need. The sound card is built into the actual volume unit with the head set.best head set I've ever had and plainly beat my turtle beach px5 s.
935387
It's usb headset, it does not require a soundcard audio drivers are on the install CD that it comes with.
935388
No, the desktop controller has its own sound card built into it. so you can disable your mother boards on-board audio. The other neat things is...it has bluetooth that can be paired with your cell phone, so you can take calls in the middle of game, or just use it as a hands-off device.
125218
Theoretically, a sound card will make a difference unless you happen to have a very good quality sound chip on your motherboard (very unlikely). If you can hear the difference or not depends on you. Good speakers are certainly more important than a dedicated sound card though.
2048237
Sure does, it's a great headset. It could go a little louder, but the audio quality is superb for bluetooth.
1676595
It will work with a "built-in" sound controller but you will lose a large amount of functionality and sound quality. This is a 7.1 headset that uses five 3.5mm jacks and one of them is for the microphone. I recommend that if you do have to use a "built-in" controller that it should be a controller that supports 7.1 with the appropriate ports for the five 3.5mm connectors. I used to have a ASUS M5A99X Evo R2.0 motherboard with a 7.1 onboard sound controller and when I switched to a Asus Xonar DS 7.1 sound card, I noticed a HUGE increase in sound quality. A sound card will give you a way better experience with this headset than any integrated Realtek sound controller that you will find on most motherboards. It will function as headphones with just one 3.5mm (green) connector but you want to use all the connectors for the best experience and the fullest functionality of the headset. Yes it can work with a built in soundcard. But I highly recommend getting a dedicated 7.1 PCI-e sound card.
205326
Yes, and it works well when you get the system/game/headset volumes worked out.
1707020
In my experience using this device, there is no need to do anything more than plug it in a USB port, plug the headset and/or microphone in, and hear sound. I have had to use no other settings except volume controls. I have found that it is automatically recognized as the sound port.
602401
Analog headsets can be plugged in any time with no drivers or anything. I have many times had static on the analog jacks though. USB headsets never have the static on the jack problem, but they are more finicky when it comes to device drivers and/or picking your audio device. Another difference is the soundcard. I'm not totally sure, but I think USB headsets all have their own sound device, whereas the analog headset uses your computer's sound card. I'm pretty sure about that but there might be some exceptions. This means you can have a fantastic soundcard on your computer and it will sound fantastic in analog headsets. Or you can have a crappy soundcard on your computer but get a good USB headset and your sound will be good, because the USB headset has its own soundcard. The bottom line for me is that I don't think I'll ever buy another analog headset. The static on the jack of the analog headset is just too annoying. No, it's not always there but it seems to always show up over time.
1130088
yes.. it does.... the sound is not very good but is ok... you can always use a headset to improve your experience...
2027585
Yes and No. If you want this configuration works. You must uninstall your sound driver and use the default Microsoft driver. And sometimes you need to push the middle button to make this works.
1934265
nope. forced to use mic on device only. Looking everywhere for a bt module that allows that. Headset with mic will still work for sound, but no mic.Would be ok if the mic wasn't so bad when a headphone/headset was plugged in. It's bad firmware because the mic works very well when using as a mini "phone" or speakerphone. I have bought two, and both have the same issue.
445953
No. This one does NOT come with the USB sound card. Just the headset and mic plug but it is gold plated. very high quality.
1150590
No, you can't. This headset has a mini jack for your cell phone. You either need a USB headset or a headset that has 2 different plugs, one for the microphone and one for the headset that can plug in to your sound card jacks.
1698747
This headset need to be installed alone in one hub... Yeah it's need a hub USB just for it
1358861
No it requires a sound card. It has usb for power and controlling pc volume, a cord for microphone, and three for the speakers (simulated 5.1 surround). The sounds is clear and the mic is great, but it is a bit on the heavy/uncomfortable side.
1506844
Yes, it is an external sound card. You will also need a microphone, either stereo or mono.
2058243
I Have this headset and the Microsoft Stereo Adapter, and they both work fine for me, I don't use the buttons on the adapter after getting everything setup, but it works.
120748
There really is no need for it, unless you want Super high quality sound and have some extra money to throw down for one... For me, I don't have A sound card, but it still sounds amazing.