I am having a problem with my PC38X with Xbox X. My first headset was and is the SteelSeries Arctis 7X+ and when playing online with others, they are able to hear me. When I switch over to the PC38X (plugged into the Xbox wireless controller), they are not able to hear me. I can switch back and forth between the two headsets, and they hear me immediately with the 7X+ and then can't hear me the second I switch over to the PC38X. The Xbox software shows in the controller settings that the headset mic is set to on, and I have mic monitoring turned all the way up and can hear myself talking into the mic. But even while hearing my mic'd voice say "Testing, can you hear me?" they tell me they can't. Is there anything I'm forgetting to set?
Feb 12, 2024
And the point is while being a gamer and using pretty expensive headset (Beyer's MMX 300 to be precise) I don't give a damn about all of that surround sound scouting modes marketing bullshit. I do however want to get a good quality for stereo playback whether it is a game or music listening or whatever.
So basically I have to use some proper DAC/Amp with my headphones for decent listening experience. Well, you know, proper power delivery filtering, async usb connection, decent DAC, proper amplification section, all that stuff. The problem is, those are not meant to be used with the headsets and therefore don't provide you with a mic input. So in addition to using the DAC/Amp hypothetical me has to use his on-board audio (Realtek-made sigh) or a discrete sound card from ASUS/Creative/whatever.
The question is, with the demand for some proper DACs going on lately why no manufacturer tried to add an ADC with mic preamp to the mix? I know there are Creative discrete audio cards (E5, G5 etc) and I tried G5 myself. Nowhere near my O2+ODAC combo in terms of audio quality, and EMI both for headphones out and for mic in drove me nuts in addition to that. By proper DAC/ADC combo I mean the device that uses all the benefits of a good DAC/amp I mentioned earlier but adds a proper ADC+preamp for mic input. I know some USB controllers (namely Savitech's ones) allow configuring such a device.
I'd like to know your thoughts on this guys.