Reddit mentions of TROND Aluminum External USB Audio Adapter Sound Card with 3.5mm Stereo Headphone and Mono Microphone Jacks, C-Media CM100B Chipset, Black

with a zero I'd use a usb audio dongle to get line-level output which you can feed to a stereo class D amp. You'll need a boost/charger converter ... fortunately adafruit carries all of this :-)

• https://www.adafruit.com/products/2465 -- powerboost 1000c
  
• https://www.adafruit.com/products/987 - class D stereo amp (they also have a 20W version)
  
• you can source usb/audio dongles from amazon/etc for cheap (for instance.)
  
  Then you just need to take a 3.5mm stereo male lead and cut one end off and attach to the amp.
  
  I'd use the usb dongle over say PWM pins because it'll likely sound much better and you get an audio input to boot.

I have the DT880 Pro + modmic that I use plugged into the controller and it works fine, sometimes I use a USB audio adapter plugged into the PS4 as the volume is slightly louder in the headphones, What's your concern? Whether it works, or the volume due to the Impedance?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aluminum-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU/

Okay then you should get some form of soundcard, there are a few options available to you.




First of all at the risk of insulting your intelligence, it's not really possible to replace the motherboard audio chip, so that's not really an option.




Secondly if you are looking for an internal solution, you could get a PCI or PCIe soundcard, you can get good second hand PCI soundcards off Ebay for cheap. The downside to this however is that they usually don't have connectors to plug the front audio IO on your case into, so you would likely need to use the audio ports from the back, and perhaps an audio jack extension cable to help you reach your headphones.






Thirdly you can get cheap USB soundcards such as this one which you can just plug into your computer anywhere and are really handy. I personnally recommend the one I just linked as I have been using it for a couple of years now and it has good audio quality with no noticeable background noise. For the price and convenience this is the best option.





Finally you can get other types of USB sound cards and DACs which sit on your desk and connect to your computer by a cable. These can be £25+, and have the advantage of have a volume knob right infront of you, with the £100+ DACs being Audiophile type hardware which to be honest you probably don't need.





I recommend the Trond USB soundcard.

A lot of case audio jacks suck. Mine died after a month.

I have a Corsair case and they will send you a new front panel if anything died on your old one, but I can't be fucked to install that. So I just bought a cheapo USB sound adapter for $10 instead.

Yeah I tried using the second jack, but it didn't help and i've tried my headphones on other devices and they sounded fine. I think its a hardware issue, would a cheap external sound card like this help ?https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B014ANW4VU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00&linkCode=sl1&tag=podcastage03-20&linkId=f92041e5b9213d0f91fd9657fa24b314&th=1

I use this :

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01LKNZ0M8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and this :

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B014ANW4VU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

To hook up both my Sennheiser headphones and ViveNchill. With some adhesive pads and zip ties everything is locked down in place.

All i want is it to be a bit louder, would this be an option https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/product-reviews/B014ANW4VU/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1 Or something like this

Just grabbed this one should do the job...
https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-AC2-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU

Be here tonight 🙌

I've been using an onboard sound driver (Realtek HD Audio Manager) for the past couple of years I've had my computer. I own Sennheiser HD598c's and I feel like they are pretty good in gaming (PUBG) but I want to get the most out of them.

Would buying an external usb sound device like this: https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505929401&sr=1-2&keywords=sound+card+usb

Be better than the onboard sound drivers or should I save up for a sound card instead?

I didn't realize they even made those. Here is the question though: That wouldn't process into the same audio hardware chips that aren't"working" on the board because of the "driver" issue?

https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1500463611&sr=8-10&keywords=usb+microphones

You can get a USB Sound card that supports it. Something like THIS.

if all else fails. Just grab one of those cheap USB sound cards off Amazon. I have this one and my mic audio has improved quite a bit since i made the purchase. The on board mic audio tends to be really weak on most motherboards.

Ah I thought you meant like wait for black friday sale for the HD598SR to be $10 - $15 on amazon haha. That doesn't make sense, don't think they'll ever be that cheap. My bad!

Would this work for the ModMic?

https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU/ref=sr_1_21?s=pc&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1542489827&sr=1-21&refinements=p_36%3A12035760011%2Cp_85%3A5690392011

And I'll keep the hd58x in mind, though I'm still uncertain. You did give your full recommendation of the HD598 SR though. So even if hd58x is an upgrade. I'm assuming the HD598 SR is not a bad headphone, sure not on par with hd58x, but not bad like gaming headsets on the market. It seems to have some great reviews

if you are getting noise out of the mic, then surely a dongle like this
would fix that.

i don't know the quality of this, i don't think it would be perfect for headphones, but that's where i would get fulla 2 to go with it.

Beautiful. Any specific splitter you recommend? Something like this?

https://www.amazon.ca/TROND-Headphone-Microphone-Plug-N-Play-Compatible/dp/B014ANW4VU/ref=pd_aw_fbt_23_img_3/143-1078025-3675209?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B014ANW4VU&pd_rd_r=719edea4-c2fd-4b73-9554-c9f417df2b31&pd_rd_w=YWqHM&pd_rd_wg=tT89z&pf_rd_p=318fc841-c654-436b-9e98-a4e2694ba626&pf_rd_r=BPCZVC37XF7H87X7JAF5&psc=1&refRID=BPCZVC37XF7H87X7JAF5

Also Modmic 4, or 5. Is it worth pulling the trigger on an extra almost $40?

Sure thing! I had this one bookmarked for some other project I had planned, I don't know for sure if it's chromebook compatible but it's a very basic sound card so I imagine it would be.

just get something like this. It'll be far away from your motherboard's components so it won't pick up noise. I use one and it works great

ModMics are actually kind of crappy. I wouldn't be surprised if both the volume and the static issues were caused by it.

If you still want to give it the benefit of the doubt, ok, test with an adapter. But not the one you linked, there are cheaper ones with better reviews.

You should also test it on another computer, to rule out some setting on yours that keeps the mic at low volume.

You can get a USB to 3.5mm adapter

TROND Aluminum External USB Audio Adapter Sound Card with 3.5mm Stereo Headphone and Mono Microphone Jacks, C-Media CM100B Chipset https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B014ANW4VU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mdNkDbBZGP34P