PS3 game sound with mic headset for $15

With games like COD4 you get two options. Directional audio (5.1) loud enough to hear someone on your sides OR a mic for communicating with your team. Try both at the same time and 1 ear is covered making your sweet surround sound mono and the volume runs your mic so everyone mutes you. I figured I'd give it a try. It was only a few bucks. A USB sound card. IT WORKED FOR THE MIC! (PS3 does NOT support usb audio)

External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Desktop Notebook Laptop
Price: $1.39
http://www.amazon.com/External-Sound-Adapter-Desktop-Notebook/dp/B000BUDHNQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1250715392&sr=8-3

I also bought:
Logitech Precision PC Gaming Headset ( 980231-0403 )
Price: $5.23
+ $4.99shipping
Refurbished
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0002XIX0E/sr=8-11/qid=1250717888/ref=olp_tab_refurbished?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=1250717888&sr=8-11&seller=&colid=&condition=refurbished

It came to $15 after tax and shipping!

Here's how to set it up.

1. Headset mic jack plugs into the mic jac on the USB sound card
2. plug the USB sound card into the PS3
3. plug the headset jack into a TV with a headphone jack or a surround sound system with a headphone jack for amplified sound
4. Go to settings in your PS3. Then Audio Device Steeings.
5. Change Input Device to "USB Headphone Set" and Output Device to "System Default Device"
(This integrates chat into your stereo headset!!!)

THAT'S IT!


Ok, there are two draw backs to this setup.
1. You need a TV with a headphone jack or a surround sound system with a headphone jack to have amplified audio. I can hear a mouse fart on the other side of a COD4 map.
2. it's wired (Which also means NO BATTERIES)


For those who do not have a surround sound system or a TV with a headphone jack you can use a female headphone to RCA adapter and a RCA piggyback cable. plug the PS3 RCA audio into the piggyback then the piggyback into the TV. Then the other side of the RCA on to the adapter. Finally the headset jack gets plugged into the adapter. The volume might not be what you would like though.

http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/35mm-to-rca/30s1-01400.htm

and
http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/audio-extension-cable/10r1-02506.htm

A Disclaimer. I tried the piggyback setup and it worked well for me. YOU TRY IT AT YOUR OWN RISK! This is the setup Turtle beach used on their PX1 headset and charged $79 for.

True, but the game audio will activate your mic 24/7 getting you muted by other players defeating the purpose of having a headset. The voice clarity of my setup is remarkable. People say I have the best clarity they have ever heard.