Analog vs USB Headsets

[Vigor]

I know that the USB Headset has a sound card of its own but I am not sure how good it is, do you prefer a good USB headset or a good analog headset? and are USBs ussually better?

 

[meanman]

usb headsets are fiddley to set up i always go with analog.

 

[The_Other_One]

Agreed. Practically all sound cards at least have one input line, so why not use it No special drivers or anything to setup.

 

[Ku-sama]

Agreed. Practically all sound cards at least have one input line, so why not use it No special drivers or anything to setup.

mine doesn't.... it's got two


Analog FTW

 

[The_Other_One]

mine doesn't.... it's got two

Agreed. Practically all sound cards at least have one input line, so why not use it No special drivers or anything to setup.

I know a lot have Line-in and Mic But I've seen some recent computers(particularly laptops and smaller machines) with only a mic in. And my Macintosh doesn't have any input!

 

[Ku-sama]

and as for "most sound cards".... pfft more like "Most sound devices" onboard has the pink mic input

 

[The_Other_One]

Sound card, sound device...same thing

 

[Geoff]

If you have onboard sound, then buying a USB headset may be a good choice. However if you have a sound card such as an Audigy series, X-Fi, or other high end card, you would most likely lose audio quality because the onboard sound devices aren't as good.

 

[DCIScouts]

If you have onboard sound, then buying a USB headset may be a good choice. However if you have a sound card such as an Audigy series, X-Fi, or other high end card, you would most likely lose audio quality because the onboard sound devices aren't as good.

Good point. When you use the USB, you don't get the quality of the sound card, you get the quality of the onboard audio instead.

 

[Verve]

I have a somewhat nice logitech headset, and it doesn't seem a whole lot different at all from my old analog one... but I've never used anything but integrated sound.