Can I Route Sound From My 360 To A USB Headset?

[Stg-Flame]

My computer died on me last night and all I have left to do is play my 360 on my monitor with the VGA Cable. Ordinarily, I would plug the sound jack into my Sound Card and the sound would play through my speakers just fine. Well, with my computer gone, I am playing without sound.

I tried plugging the jack into the headphone port just to see if that would work, which it didn't. I also plugged my headset into the 360 USB Port and that didn't work either. Also, I have a Microsoft headset that came with my 360 bundle and I tried that. It didn't work.

Here's the thing I don't understand about the Microsoft headset. On the few occasions where I played on Live, the sound was routed into the headset when I would plug it into my controller. I won't route the sound when I am playing single-player.

Does anyone know how to get sound to play on a headset of any kind? I prefer my USB since it has better sound quality, but plugging it into my 360 doesn't seem to be working.

 

[namelessentity]

The only sound that's routed to the headset it voice. They do it so you can hear your team mates in multiplayer. As much as the 360 is a PC, it still won't work with USB devices that aren't designed for it. Your best bet is a normal pair of headphones.

 

[erwos]

In short: no, you can't do it with USB. Your best bet is to get a headset that has a 3.5mm stereo audio jack and a 3.5mm/2.5mm microphone jack. Plug the stereo jack into the AV cable's RCA jacks using an adapter or two (dirt cheap!), and then plug the microphone jack into your controller (using an adapter to get it to the 2.5mm size if necessary).

 

[Modeps]

I've got these: http://www.trittontechnologies.../products/TRIGA600.htm
They work well, but I'm not using them anymore since I moved away from my computer and hooked my 360 up to the big HDTV.

 

[bearxor]

All you need is this:

http://www.radioshack.com/prod...pler&parentPage=search

A 3.5mm (1/8") coupler.

I'm assuming that you normally play the 360 via the line in on your sound card, which then outputs to your speakers. So you're using the supplied (with the vga cable) RCA to 3.5mm plug to do so. While your computer is down, just use that coupler and plug the 360 audio connector in to one side and your speakers (from the PC) in to the other side. It's basically just making a direct connection instead of using your computer. When you get your computer up and running again, eliminate the couple and hook it up the way it was before and save the coupler in case it happens again, it's only four bucks.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Thanks for the help. I shall try those out.