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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Schaden on April 05, 2005, 04:33:58 AM

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Schaden on April 05, 2005, 04:33:58 AM

Just got a USB version after someone on here recommended them - very awesome, not that expensive, in fact cheaper than the Plantronics equivalent on Amazon - well worth it if anyone is thinking of upgrading.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Lye-El on April 07, 2005, 04:47:26 PM

Do you have 5.1 speakers also? If so, how does the headset compare to the speakers?

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Tumor on April 18, 2005, 02:38:30 AM

Looking for somewhere to buy a set in the states (online)... and it's not looking good.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Lye-El on April 18, 2005, 10:16:26 AM

The LTB with the mike are the ones I was looking at.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?CatId=42 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?CatId=42)

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Hajo on April 25, 2005, 08:56:13 AM

Purchased and installed the LTB Headset.  Great Price and superb performance.

Well worth the investment.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Skuzzy on April 25, 2005, 10:58:35 AM

You guys are aware sound based headsets using the USB port are going to incur very high overhead with the CPU?

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Wolf14 on April 25, 2005, 11:25:57 AM

uh-oh

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Reschke on April 25, 2005, 12:14:05 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Skuzzy
You guys are aware sound based headsets using the USB port are going to incur very high overhead with the CPU?

Thats how the Sennheiser PC155 USB sets are only they have a USB dongle that has the standard headphone and mic plugs that plug into it. The USB connection has a "sound chip" in it for PC's that do not have a sound card.

I personally like my headset better than anything else that I have tried in a very long time.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Skuzzy on April 25, 2005, 12:30:00 PM

Headsets are great, but plugging them into a USB bus is going take 6 or 7 times the amount of CPU cycles (for every sound played) than plugging them into a high quality sound card.

I just want to make sure people understand that.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: maddog on April 25, 2005, 06:31:26 PM

I ordered the LTB 5.1 that use the sound card....... Will let you know how they work..... First ones had a broken right front speaker.... Not a good start....

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Hajo on April 25, 2005, 10:44:57 PM

Athlon64 3400  with 2 gig of PC3200.  I don't notice a thing except the stutter I had when I used vox with the 5.1 SB Card.

No stutter at all when I use vox now.

Sound Card eliminated from my system has helped.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Skuzzy on April 27, 2005, 07:31:05 AM

SBLive?  VIA motherboard?  If yes, then I can believe it, but it is still chewing up your CPU.

Title: Medusa 5.1 headset
Post by: Hajo on April 27, 2005, 07:48:09 AM

Skuzzy yup   Via Mobo and sb Live card