Woo tried them out last night.  Pretty cool.  Played mw3, listened to ipod and watched a movie on my laptop.    For my xbox and tv, I have them plugged into my average pioneer receiver.  Does something like the astro mixamp really offer that much improvement?

Quote:   lol! Ok I won't cut it.  I don't think it even cost $10 so I'm not too worried.  Not sure if it's worth getting a mix amp or not.  I might just but another cheap stock headset and mod it into a clip on mic.

Thanks for the replies.  I ended up buying Sennheiser hd598, tried them out last night, pretty sweet.   2 questions:   - I currently use an average pioneer receiver for my xbox.  Would a mixamp really make that much of a difference?   - I ordered the Zalman mic before you replied. ...

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