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7.1 Headset compatibility (piefed.social)

submitted 1 day ago by keyhoh@piefed.social to c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip

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Hello and happy holidays!

I've recently made the switch to Linux and I'm looking for a headset with 7.1 surround sound that'll also work with my PS5. I'm ok to switch to any distro as some won't work as well as others with the sound drivers. I'm currently using PopOS.

I did some research and even asked at a computer store but I found it difficult to get a reliable answer on a good set. I'd also like wireless and I'm ok with a usb over Bluetooth connection.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a great headset that'll work with what I'm looking for? Hunting for Linux things is certainly harder than that crappy os I switched from, but I know it's worth it.

Thank you!

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[–] Grntrenchman@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

There are no "surround sound" headphones (at least not since razer hp1), it's a gimmick, any advertised as such are using a single driver per side and doing fake surround in software (driver).

You can use any headset and set up various virtual surround programs in Linux, you might want to look into details of that before buying a headset.

You can probably assume if the headset wants to use some windows software or drivers to "set up" the surround sound that it won't work on Linux the same way, but it is possible to do with other programs.

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be clear, some do exist with distinct drivers. I own one: https://www.gskill.com/product/13/34/1541055875/SR910-EOL

Problem is that many drivers is kinda heavy. But it does work great with Linux out of the box.

[–] keyhoh@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Will this headset work with the most common Distros, as well as PS5? I have trouble with high levels of customization to get things to work.

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago

I don't have a PS5 to verify, but it should. Never had any issue with the distros I used it on, it was just plug and play.

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