Does USB connection improve SOUND?

[Irish_PXzyan]

Hey guys,
I bought a USB device that allows me to put my pink and green leads " from my speakers and my headset mic " I connected them in and put it in my USB device and my sound seems pretty different! I am uncertain if it is better or worse?? But I normally had a hard time hearing music from my left speakers until I connected them to a USB device instead..now I hear the right and left perfectly!! It appears better but I am also not sure what the story is?

Is the USB connection better??

I also have a sound card..is this making my sound card not being used??? since the connections are no longer plugged into the sound card??

Thanks guys.

 

[erocker]

The USB device is basically a sound card so no, you are no longer using your sound card installed in your PCI slot.

 

[exodusprime1337]

i have a pair of plantronics circumral(or whatever) with the usb dongle and i love the sound. it's a lot cleaner and has deeper base then the input onthe soundcard.

 

[Jarman]

will ruin ur gaming using a usb headset too, coz of the cpu utilisation of the usb port.

U can set the base/treble on a decent s.card much more than a usb one.

 

[Deleted member 3]

will ruin ur gaming using a usb headset too, coz of the cpu utilisation of the usb port.

U can set the base/treble on a decent s.card much more than a usb one.

USB utilization isn't that high, specially on todays quad cores.

As for settings, that's completely unrelated to USB, USB is merely the bus it's connected to.

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

AHh so I am better off without the USB so?

What if I buy speakers that only comes with a USB connection..will I not be able to use my sound card??

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

I want these:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=344961

Says only USB connection???
means no sound card?

 

[Marineborn]

theres no way something that exspensive can be usb only.. thats rediculous, i would have to say that have a regular port in them for sound cards

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

I can't find any information about that tho! Only USB connection is what I can find. I really want them so bad but I don't want to get them if I can't even use my sound card!

It will cost me a total of 180 Euros for these so surely they are not only USB?? Anyone confirm this?

 

[A Cheese Danish]

I have a Bose Companion 5 series speakers for my system. They plug in USB and thats it. No green or any other wires. So it is not utilizing my sound card.

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

Seriously???
Is there anyway you can use your USB device with your sound card??? what is the point in that?

So...it looks like I need to look for different speakers then?

 

[A Cheese Danish]

It appears so. But my audio was on-board anyway.
You could always buy a surround sound system and hook your pc up to it with your sound card

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

I can't get surround sound as I do not have the space, 2.1 is all I can go for!
Damn I can't believe I have to go for a different set of speakers....with todays great technologys and then this!! ohhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..........

 

[n-ster]

most ppl usually don't buy a sound card... that's why

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

Ahhhhhh but that does not mean you need to use a god damn USB cable!!! you got a small little pink and green hole in every single mainboard!! WHY OH WHY CHOOSE USB when you have that damn option in every single system!!!!!!!

 

[95Viper]

Go here for the PDF manual:http://logitech-viva.navisite.net/web/ftp/pub/pdf/speakers/zcinema_amr.pdf
It does have aux. inputs as stated in the manual.

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

Thanks!!

 

[hat]

I don't see why it would improve your sound because there's a 3.5mm jack on the usb thing anyway =/

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

SRS Tru Surround will not work if you use the AUX! I am not going to bother with a new set of speakers