New 7.1 Surround sound heaset configuration

dsmilees

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I recently bought a Plantronics Gamecom Commander which supports 7.1 Dolby surround sound with a plug-and-play usb soundcard. I plugged it in, and enabled it under playback devices, and it seems to be working. I was only wondering because under speaker configuration it only lists stereo. Also, when in battlefield 4 it sounds a bit strange when I enable surround sound.
How can I test to make sure I'm using 7.1 surround sound?
Thanks for the help!
 
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*Sigh*

Okay, so first off, you only have 2 ears, you only need 2 speakers, or driver if you're talking about headphones.

Soundcards literally do what your motherboard does already, except the motherboard does it 5 times better.

The 7.1 you are experiencing is a total placebo, in fact, and I'm sorry to say this but, most of the soundcard/surround sound industry is held up by placebo. You've just wasted your money.

If you actually want a good surround sound/recording experience, get good headphones/microphone from a company that is known for their audio (Sennheiser, Shure, etc), an AMP and a DAC.

Another thing, when you buy headphones because they "offer more base/mids, highs, etc", please do not be fooled. Any decent headphones can...

justcallmetom13

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*Sigh*

Okay, so first off, you only have 2 ears, you only need 2 speakers, or driver if you're talking about headphones.

Soundcards literally do what your motherboard does already, except the motherboard does it 5 times better.

The 7.1 you are experiencing is a total placebo, in fact, and I'm sorry to say this but, most of the soundcard/surround sound industry is held up by placebo. You've just wasted your money.

If you actually want a good surround sound/recording experience, get good headphones/microphone from a company that is known for their audio (Sennheiser, Shure, etc), an AMP and a DAC.

Another thing, when you buy headphones because they "offer more base/mids, highs, etc", please do not be fooled. Any decent headphones can do that with something called equalizers. With equalizing software, you can easily make a profile that suits what you want, never waste your money on a soundcard again.

On the 7.1 thing, you can get almost the same amout of quality you get with the Commander and the soundcard, with apple headphones (yes, the default ones that come with their products) and changing the in-game settings. Most games have an option to change so you get that surround sound effect.

Next time you're thinking about buying somethings audio related, plead, JUST PLEASE, do some research. (I mean that in the nicest way possible, I was once fooled by the many placebos and other factors that are took into account in the audio industry.

 
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dsmilees

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Ok thanks I just wanted to make sure I wasn't messing anything up.

Truth is I did research and knew that you could get better quality by purchasing a good pair of headphones. Unfortunately my money is tight, and I needed something now just to hold me over until I get a job this summer (currently in school). I was able to get them for a really good deal so I figured they'd work for now.
Anyway they're suiting me just fine for now. Thanks for the help.