So I just bought one of these off Craigslist for $45, pretty decent deal considering prices I'm seeing thrown around, and I was looking to upgrade from the duct taped, battle tested X1's.
Now the thing has awesome sounds, and is in some pretty arousing shape for the price, but the cords are driving me nuts.
1. The 3.5mm to 2.5mm cord that came with it is pretty terrible, if I turn it a bit, my buddies in my party hear terrible static. A little bit more turning, and I've gone silent.
OPTIONS:
I could buy a standard cable like this. I'm not sure if this cable will be any sturdier however.
I could buy an official "puck" cord that *ideally* wouldn't be quite so flimsy like this. It says it's free, but it wants $9 shipping. Does anybody have a free shipping code or something of the like?
2. The TOSLINK is superb off the TV output, but for dorm use, I'd like this headset to be compatible out of my laptop. Unfortunately, the laptop doesn't have a TOSLINK output, just the standard 3.5mm out, so I would have to purchase an adapter...
Something along the lines of this should suffice, right?
3. I'd need to buy two more TOSLINK cables at the minimum for this to work. These should work I hope?
4. To merge my TOSLINK cables into the controller box I have a few choices...
I could get a switcher like this, which is a bit pricier, but provides me with a few more options. I don't know how much I would need it though, I can't see myself, say, game with music off the computer playing, or something along those lines too much.
The other option is the just turn a simple splitter like this around, and use it as a merger. This is the cheap solution, but I don't know if I'm making some terrible mistake here or not.
Is there some sort of added distortion when you overlap TOSLINK sounds or something? I really have no idea.
Any suggestions, comments, tips, tricks, or new ideas on how to approach these issues are greatly appreciated!
Now the thing has awesome sounds, and is in some pretty arousing shape for the price, but the cords are driving me nuts.
1. The 3.5mm to 2.5mm cord that came with it is pretty terrible, if I turn it a bit, my buddies in my party hear terrible static. A little bit more turning, and I've gone silent.
OPTIONS:
I could buy a standard cable like this. I'm not sure if this cable will be any sturdier however.
I could buy an official "puck" cord that *ideally* wouldn't be quite so flimsy like this. It says it's free, but it wants $9 shipping. Does anybody have a free shipping code or something of the like?
2. The TOSLINK is superb off the TV output, but for dorm use, I'd like this headset to be compatible out of my laptop. Unfortunately, the laptop doesn't have a TOSLINK output, just the standard 3.5mm out, so I would have to purchase an adapter...
Something along the lines of this should suffice, right?
3. I'd need to buy two more TOSLINK cables at the minimum for this to work. These should work I hope?
4. To merge my TOSLINK cables into the controller box I have a few choices...
I could get a switcher like this, which is a bit pricier, but provides me with a few more options. I don't know how much I would need it though, I can't see myself, say, game with music off the computer playing, or something along those lines too much.
The other option is the just turn a simple splitter like this around, and use it as a merger. This is the cheap solution, but I don't know if I'm making some terrible mistake here or not.
Is there some sort of added distortion when you overlap TOSLINK sounds or something? I really have no idea.
Any suggestions, comments, tips, tricks, or new ideas on how to approach these issues are greatly appreciated!