5$ workaround, to make 99% of all headsets/chat work on PS4.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 3:00 pm
So, do you have a awesome pair of headphones/mic, gaming headset or headset laying around that you spent a lot of cash on, just to notice that it won't work with your Titan One on a PS4? (This may also work on Xbox One, but I need help confirming it)
Want to fix it?
Well I've found out a 5$ fix to make it all work, with out having to connect that pesky audio cable to your controller.
What you need is one if these badboys:
Its a USB sound card that is "Plug and play", so it needs no external drivers.
Now I've tried with these two, but any simple USB sound card that have a "audio in" and a "audio out" or one with a combined port of both IN/OUT audio.
Now its impossible for me to try out all of these adapters on the market, so I can't guarantee all of them will work, but the chance that they do is pretty huge. Just make sure its Plug and Play, and its a similar product to what I've posted.
I also know of a third adapter that works for sure and that is the iLUV adapter.
Now, depending on what kind of headset you have, you may need some other adapters such as:
It really depends on how your headset looks, and how the USB adapter looks.
For example I'm using a pair of "Monster Turbine Pro Gold" earphones with mic.
And they have a standard "mobile headset plug", so for the KONIG USB sound card, I need to split that plug in two 2 cables with a splitter, and I also need an extension cable. (That is made for a mobile headset plug, be sure to get this because a normal stereo one won't work) And last but not least I need a USB hub or short USB extension cable, because the KONIG USB card is a tiny bit to thick to fit in the PS4.
If I how ever use the other USB sound card called GOOBAY, I only need the extension cable, since it has a single "mobile headset plug", and its thin enough to fit the PS4.
So depending on your specific situation you may need some other adapters to make it work, but many headsets already have 2 cables from the beginning (Mic and Sound), and all you need then is a USB sound card.
If you have a pair of headphones that require USB power, and don't work on their own when connected to the PS4, just connect the USB cable to a USB power source or hub, and the audio cables to the USB sound card, and you should be fine.
There are many of these USB sound cards to choose from, I only payed 5$ for the KONIG USB card, the GOOBAY cost a few bucks more.
But you can even find cheaper ones.
Worth noting is that the quality of the products may vary.
(I wouldn't recommend the KONIG one, that comes in many different names. It has quite poor quality. But for 1.75$ on Amazon, what do you expect? :D)
I have NO IDEA if this works for Xbox ONE also, but its possible it does.
So if some one could help out trying it, please do so and tell us your experience in this thread.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+sound+card
(Proof of the mic picking up sound, with the Titanone connected.)
Want to fix it?
Well I've found out a 5$ fix to make it all work, with out having to connect that pesky audio cable to your controller.
What you need is one if these badboys:
Its a USB sound card that is "Plug and play", so it needs no external drivers.
Now I've tried with these two, but any simple USB sound card that have a "audio in" and a "audio out" or one with a combined port of both IN/OUT audio.
Now its impossible for me to try out all of these adapters on the market, so I can't guarantee all of them will work, but the chance that they do is pretty huge. Just make sure its Plug and Play, and its a similar product to what I've posted.
I also know of a third adapter that works for sure and that is the iLUV adapter.
Now, depending on what kind of headset you have, you may need some other adapters such as:
It really depends on how your headset looks, and how the USB adapter looks.
For example I'm using a pair of "Monster Turbine Pro Gold" earphones with mic.
And they have a standard "mobile headset plug", so for the KONIG USB sound card, I need to split that plug in two 2 cables with a splitter, and I also need an extension cable. (That is made for a mobile headset plug, be sure to get this because a normal stereo one won't work) And last but not least I need a USB hub or short USB extension cable, because the KONIG USB card is a tiny bit to thick to fit in the PS4.
If I how ever use the other USB sound card called GOOBAY, I only need the extension cable, since it has a single "mobile headset plug", and its thin enough to fit the PS4.
So depending on your specific situation you may need some other adapters to make it work, but many headsets already have 2 cables from the beginning (Mic and Sound), and all you need then is a USB sound card.
If you have a pair of headphones that require USB power, and don't work on their own when connected to the PS4, just connect the USB cable to a USB power source or hub, and the audio cables to the USB sound card, and you should be fine.
There are many of these USB sound cards to choose from, I only payed 5$ for the KONIG USB card, the GOOBAY cost a few bucks more.
But you can even find cheaper ones.
Worth noting is that the quality of the products may vary.
(I wouldn't recommend the KONIG one, that comes in many different names. It has quite poor quality. But for 1.75$ on Amazon, what do you expect? :D)
I have NO IDEA if this works for Xbox ONE also, but its possible it does.
So if some one could help out trying it, please do so and tell us your experience in this thread.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+sound+card
(Proof of the mic picking up sound, with the Titanone connected.)