My new USB headset.

[Krageth]

Hello everyone,

Because my old headset broke I had to buy a new one - I've allways used headsets with Analog connectors, But this time I decided to go for the Razer Megalodon, A USB headset.

Now i have a problem with the sound quality not even comming close to my old headset - When i check my sound options the sound quality of my Megalodon device is grayed out at 48k/16 bit - dvd quality. While my old headset was capable of way higher sound quality 96k/24 Bit i belive.

I'm not very good with computers, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what could be wrong here.

I have tried used the Megalodon FirmWare Updated from the website, but there seems to be no change at all.

When I decided to check out what kind of soundcard I have I got this

Naam ATI High Definition Audio Device
Fabrikant ATI Technologies Inc.
Status OK
PNP-apparaat-id HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1002\5&1E33903D&0&0001
Stuurprogramma c:\windows\system32\drivers\atihdw76.sys (7.11.0.7709, 113,52 kB (116.240 bytes), 17-3-2011 17:50)

Naam Realtek High Definition Audio
Fabrikant Realtek
Status OK
PNP-apparaat-id HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_102804A7&REV_1003\4&3A65D1AC&0&0001
Stuurprogramma c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtkvhd64.sys (6.0.1.6240, 2,43 MB (2.543.976 bytes), 17-3-2011 17:49)

Naam USB-audioapparaat
Fabrikant (Generic USB-audio)
Status OK
PNP-apparaat-id USB\VID_1532&PID_000E&MI_00\7&324EEB2D&0&0000
Stuurprogramma c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbaudio.sys (6.1.7600.16385, 107,00 kB (109.568 bytes), 14-7-2009 2:06)

As I said I'm not very good with computers, So I dont really get any of this :P

I'll try to supply more information if needed, But I have no idea where to look for more :P

Thank's in advance,

Krageth

[Xuvial]

1) What was your old headset?
2) What is your motherboard brand/model? This will help us find out exactly which Realtek revision you're running on.
3) The highest-quality songs are recorded at 44.1k so going any higher is not really warranted, you would need an extremely high-end soundcard + phones to even start noticing the vaguest differences between 48k and 96k. Even then it would be nearly impossible.
If you're getting degraded sound quality it's more to do with your new headphones being inferior sound-wise to your older ones, or you haven't fine-tuned the equalizer settings to suit the new ones, or you got a defective pair.

[Deleted]

From the looks of it, it seems like you have an onboard sound chip AND a sound card. Is that correct?

There can be major difference in sound qualities between headsets. Check the manufacturer of your USB headset for up-to-date drivers or toolsets.

(I dislike windows 7, I can no longer install seperated tools for my beloved http://trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14199 . Used to be able to fine tune them but no longer can.)

Hope that helps ±'

[Keller]

You do realize there's not even a speck of difference between the two with the razer headset, right?