Recent content by davcsw

When a headset is stated as 7.1, it usually means emulated surround sound. There's only one jack for the output. Yes, you can also plug stereo headsets into 5.1 or 7.1 soundcards, but the channel setting must be stereo or 2 speakers via software. Otherwise, you may find some sounds will be...

Money not an issue eh? I'm sure the U7 is fine, but I'm never fully confident with portable USB sound cards. Get an internal one - the Xonar Essense STX II would do the trick.

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Some will agree that the 363D lacks bass, but I don't. What it probably lacks is a good soundcard / EQ software to match its capabilities. The USB card that comes with it is utter rubbish. My advice is keep the 363D - it's a solid set, spend the money on a good internal soundcard. You can get...

I have a 363D. You definitely need a sound card to do it justice, I recommend the Asus Xonar DX (which I have), or better. Forget the 363D USB card - it's rubbish. Go for the 360 which is the same engine but you pay less for no USB card. The 360 is open acoustics which sounds more natural but...