Reddit mentions of Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Amigo II USB Sound Card & Headset Adapter

I wouldnt buy anything labeled "iSomething"

I've heard good things about the Turtle Beach Amigo II.

Confirm it will work with PS3

You would need something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Advantage-Headset-Adapter/dp/B0036VO4XO

However there is no guarantee this - or another USB audio adapter - is a "compatible third-party device with Vive".

https://www.vive.com/us/support/category_howto/720428.html

I haven't found a list of those devices may be, anywhere on HTC's website or in the Vive user manual.

Audacity's noise removal tool is excellent at getting rid of consistent background noise, like computer hum, etc. if that's what you mean. If you mean your soundcard picks up a lot of electrical noise when you try to record with a mic, that's harder to fix. Impossible, really. Easier to get a $20 USB soundcard or headset adapter. I use this little guy from Turtlebeach for my headset and it's very clear. The headset mic, on the other hand, likes to pick up every creak, crack, and twitch the headset gear makes. It even picks up the sound of my mouse wheel scrolling! But it gets temperamental about my voice if the boom is an inch or two off. Go figure. ;)

EDIT: Actually, unless you need a headset adaptor, probably more cost-effective to just buy a USB mic...

I ordered this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036VO4XO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it works perfectly. and according to people on their support forums it could never be fixed or may take a long time to fix it.

I'm still a kid at heart!

I play video games all the time and have a lot of amazing memories. One of the best I have is from only two years ago. I moved out of my parents and took my 360 with me. A week after that my parents split and my younger brother was still living at home and didn't know what to do. Sadly, he chose to stay with my dad. I love my dad but he isn't a good influence.
Christmas rolled around and I found out my brother didn't have internet, cable, and was watching the same DVDs over and over everyday. As a gift to him I convinced my mother to help pitch in to get internet. The main reason I wanted them to have internet was because I had bought him and xbox 360, a year of gold, 3 games, and 1600 MS points.

Fast forward to now and I'm even more glad I got the console for him because he has been going through some tough times getting off of drugs and has moved into my mother's place. It seems like he is doing really well now and we play games with each other and I know it helps keep his mind off of other things.

This item is cool and would help me from having to get behind my tower when i switch from Xbox to PC (which i do constantly).

Was worth a shot, but it seems to be the same volume when I use the "listen to this device" checkbox and toggle between 16bit and 24bit 48khz.

As for sound drivers, my Windows Device Manager indicates that the drivers I have installed are indeed for the sound card I have (ASUS Xonar DG Audio Device).

Someone recommended using an external USB sound card like this, which I might take a look at. Such an annoying problem...

I like the FiiO E7 as a DAC/headphone amp. or you can pick up a cheap USB audio adapter for <30 bucks, something like this. Both should work natively in any thing XP and later.

I also code and use headphones at work. At my last job, the audio out on my work computer was TERRIBLE. I got a $30 USB sound card, ( Turtle Beach Amigo II ) and it made a world of difference. It's nice and portable, letting me use it at work where I can't install my own hardware, and on my laptop.

For my home computer, I just got a physical sound card, which is about the same price ( Asus Xonar ). It is nice and simple, with all the features I require, and an easy to use interface.

I've never used an actual dedicated, fancy headphone amp, so I cant speak to how it would stack up against something in the $100 range, but enjoyable sound quality can be achieved for just 30 bucks if you so desire.

Interesting.

Here's a janky idea. I have an old Amigo Audio Advantage II usb sound card. Could I i have a 3.5mm line going from the headphone jack in the Amigo into the 3.5mm jack on the H6 and a 3.5mm line going from the H6's line out into the Amigo's headphone jack and then plug my headphone 4 way amp into the headphone jack of the laptop?

Edit: could you tell me how to drop the fader on the remote channel?

I believe you could use something such as this and have the USB part just go to the Xbox itself. You will not be able to chat on the mic, at least i do not think you will be.

I believe your problem is that the monitor does not have an audio out. The headphone jack is a line in, so you can't play audio through the speakers from the monitor. You can run the audio straight from the ps4 with a usb to aux adapter like this one that I use.

http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Advantage-Headset-Adapter/dp/B0036VO4XO
Something like this? currently what I am using.

I remember I bought a little usb audio thing because my laptop's headphone jack was really noisy. This is what I got but there is probably a better solution for a desktop
https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Advantage-Headset-Adapter/dp/B0036VO4XO

Oh man, i mean... Those would DEFINITELY solve my problem. But those seem like above and beyond fixing some line noise. I was thinking more like a thumb-drive-sized audio card. I see creative and turtle beach both have them. They seem pretty cheap, but a little pricier than the random non-name-brand companies and promise high quality.

Some reviews on the creative seem to imply that there is noise and feedback on the creative, and someone went as far as digging into it claiming Creative acknowledges the issues and blames the issue on inadequate shielding. This basically makes it useless for me!

People claim the turtle beach has poor sound as well.

Am I just looking for a product that doesn't exist?