I use a Logitech z906 speakers with a Auzen X-FI Hometheater HD sound card. The speakers have very good sound and are 5.1. The Auzen will give you the choice to switch different modes.(Gaming, Entertainment, and Audio Creation).  

hey thnx for the response guys, i have a question im lookin to purchase a certain sound card and i currently have usb headphones, ordering speakers to but i was wandering will i b able to use my usb headphones on a soundcard tht doesnt have a usb connection?, does the card change the sound throughout the comp or do i have to connect directly to the card to take advantage of the card? thnx in advance,

think im gonna go with those logitech speakers also, still stuck on wat sound card i should get tho, i have usb 7.1 headphones and i just want to make sure i get the right card were i can use thm also

Hi Aka,

First let me say I am no expert on multi channel head phones but here are some thoughts.

Unless your sound card has an USB port you can't use your USB headset on the sound card. With USB headsets the audio is picked up off of the USB channel and your headset decodes the digital signal in the headset its self. 5.1 headsets have multiple speakers in each headset and the decoded signal is converted to analog signals then going to the appropriate little speaker in the headphone. With analog headsets, or speakers, the decoding and A/D and D/A is done in the sound card.

So the sound that comes out of the sound card is independent from the sound coming from the USB that is using VOIP from the USB bus. You can hook up your 5.1 speaker system and it will work from the sound card. You can hook up the USB headphones to the USB Bus independent of the soundboard.

I have never used 5.1 headphones but I would think the quality of the sound will be inferior of that coming from good speakers. Not even considering the size of the tiny speakers in the headset. With a good speaker/amp system you can easily differentiate the direction the sound is coming from with ease. Having the speakers in a headset so close together would make it harder to determine the direction of the sound. The ear is a marvelous thing and I guess with practice you will be able to tell that sounds from the rear comes to your ear from a certain speaker. Or sounds from the side come from another speaker. Over time the brain will just start recognizing what speaker is producing the sound and tell you it is behind or to the side of you.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 09 Jan 2012 at 2:19pm