5.1 headset

The Astroman · 03-20-2007, 06:11 PM

Hey guys. I just bought a 5.1 headset online and would like to know if I can still get 5.1 sound on a laptop (only headphone / mic output)... Not necessarily true 5.1, where the sound you hear is the sound where it comes from. What you hear on the right is what is coming on the right. I can do with the same sound seeming to come all around you.

Do I need 2 of these

To make this

With the three 5.1 jacks, CENTER, FRONT and BACK

Which would effectively give the same sound to each of the inputs of the headset, giving an equal sound, albeit surround.

g4m3rof1337 · 03-20-2007, 08:48 PM

Mmmm....
I honestly dont know.
But i got that same exact ipod splitter to solve my problem with having my 5.1 speakers plugged in and have my computer headset plugged in at the same time...
I am still working on it. lol.

diduknowthat · 03-22-2007, 12:05 AM

well, the channel cable that you split twice would be quieter than the other one, but besides that, it should work.

The Astroman · 03-22-2007, 07:35 AM

Really? The 2 in 1's actually give a different volume output? Damn.

But if I were to only plug the "front" plug, I would just get regular stereo, but wouldn't it feel as if some sound was missing from around me?

lovely? · 03-22-2007, 12:31 PM

lol im not sure you understand. a regular headphone jack gives you right and left hearing ability, thats standard. when you do this, all your doing is multiplying that very same signal, not really changing anything at all... you will still hear only right and left sounds, no difference at all

[-0MEGA-] · 03-22-2007, 12:35 PM

I wouldnt, its all the same sound after all. Just use the green one, thats what I do with my 5.1 z-5300's on my laptop, and you still hear everything out of all the speakers, its just not different front, rear, center, etc positions.

Styrak · 03-23-2007, 05:34 PM

Oh my. you can't get 5.1 from a headset. At least not weird looking ones. Do youself a favor, save yourself some trouble, and plug in your headset to the ONE JACK on your laptop.

03-20-2007, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Astroman Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,699	5.1 headset Hey guys. I just bought a 5.1 headset online and would like to know if I can still get 5.1 sound on a laptop (only headphone / mic output)... Not necessarily true 5.1, where the sound you hear is the sound where it comes from. What you hear on the right is what is coming on the right. I can do with the same sound seeming to come all around you. Do I need 2 of these To make this With the three 5.1 jacks, CENTER, FRONT and BACK Which would effectively give the same sound to each of the inputs of the headset, giving an equal sound, albeit surround. __________________ Intel Core i5 750 // Asus P7P55D-E EVO Sapphire HD 4890 Vapor-X 2GB// 2x 2GB Corsair Dominator GT XMS3 DDR3 OCZ Vertex Turbo 30 GB + some other drives // Enermax Modu-82+ 525W Generic DVD Player // LiteON SHW 16H5S Lightscribe Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01 // SB Audigy 2 ZS Akasa Rheobus // 19’ BenQ LCD Logitech G15// Logitech MX518 2x 80mm and 4x 120mm Fans // Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Windows 7 Professional x64 Startup->Desktop / Shutdown: 40 / 11 secs

03-20-2007, 08:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
g4m3rof1337 Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,550	Mmmm.... I honestly dont know. But i got that same exact ipod splitter to solve my problem with having my 5.1 speakers plugged in and have my computer headset plugged in at the same time... I am still working on it. lol. __________________ Desktop: Q9450 w/ V8 - EVGA 750i - Zotac GTX 460 1GB - GameXstream 700 - OCZ 4GB - 500GB Laptop: T8100 - 8600GT SLI - 2GB - 320GB Netbook: Dell Mini 9 - 32GB Mini SSD - OS X Leopard/Win7

03-22-2007, 12:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
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03-22-2007, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
The Astroman Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,699	Really? The 2 in 1's actually give a different volume output? Damn. But if I were to only plug the "front" plug, I would just get regular stereo, but wouldn't it feel as if some sound was missing from around me? __________________ Intel Core i5 750 // Asus P7P55D-E EVO Sapphire HD 4890 Vapor-X 2GB// 2x 2GB Corsair Dominator GT XMS3 DDR3 OCZ Vertex Turbo 30 GB + some other drives // Enermax Modu-82+ 525W Generic DVD Player // LiteON SHW 16H5S Lightscribe Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01 // SB Audigy 2 ZS Akasa Rheobus // 19’ BenQ LCD Logitech G15// Logitech MX518 2x 80mm and 4x 120mm Fans // Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Windows 7 Professional x64 Startup->Desktop / Shutdown: 40 / 11 secs

03-22-2007, 12:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 5,140	lol im not sure you understand. a regular headphone jack gives you right and left hearing ability, thats standard. when you do this, all your doing is multiplying that very same signal, not really changing anything at all... you will still hear only right and left sounds, no difference at all __________________ Desktop: Core i5 750 @4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz XFX GTX 260 Black 2 500gb WD Black Nettop: Intel Atom N330 @2.1ghz Nvidia Ion 9400m

03-22-2007, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 30,000	I wouldnt, its all the same sound after all. Just use the green one, thats what I do with my 5.1 z-5300's on my laptop, and you still hear everything out of all the speakers, its just not different front, rear, center, etc positions. __________________ i7 920 eVGA E758-A1 X58 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 6GB (3x2GB) XMS3 DDR3 1600 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB // 3x 1.5TB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com

03-23-2007, 05:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Styrak Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 517	Oh my. you can't get 5.1 from a headset. At least not weird looking ones. Do youself a favor, save yourself some trouble, and plug in your headset to the ONE JACK on your laptop. __________________ Athlon X2 4200+ S939 1GB RAM Radeon X1950 XT 256MB 1x160GB HD 1x320GB HD Antec TPII 550W PSU 20" WS BenQ LCD WinXP

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