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MurderDogg
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Oct 24, 2016
I have owned both the 5.1 and 5.1 Digital: Both use the same speakers and headset. Paid $150 and $200 respectively. The normal 5.1 plugs into your sound card outputs. Front L/R, Rear L/R, and Center/Sub, and Mic in. 4 analog plugs. The Digital ones ($28 more) have a 5.1 sound card in the desktop control unit. Single USB connector. The Digital ones have analog 5.1 out + microphone in on the back of the desk controller. You can plug other stereo or 5.1 headphones or 5.1 surround loudspeakers + mic into the desktop volume controller. You can then switch between one or the other. Genius! The Digital ones can also connect to your phone over built in Bluetooth controller. You can answer calls without taking your headphones off, and looking for your phone. This exclusive feature is the reason i bought the Digital 5.1 (2nd pair).
The mic is Ok on the normal, and not the best on the digital model( a bit quiet and muffled like a webcam mic). The cable from the grippy desktop volume controller to the headphones should be longer, and was a critical point on my first set(normal 5.1), because I keep yanking the cable. Conclusion: I will now probably buy them again for this Massdrop price.