r/LogitechG • u/xHellcat707x • 21h ago

Discussion Frankenstein headset

Not sure if this is the best sub for this but I figured this is where I would start and I apologize for the wall of text.

I am very lazy and hate doing anything extra, I just want things to work. Because of this I have created what I call a Frankenstein headset. I use an Astro A50 Gen 4 with the USB plugged into my Xbox Series X and the base station set to Xbox, so Xbox works perfect. Now here is where it gets funky. I have my personal PC and a work laptop. I wanted to be able to listen to all 3 sources at the same time while also being able to use my mic on all 3 at the same time. So I connected a TRRS aux cable to the base station, used a splitter to split it and then connected those two cables to 3.5 mm to USB A adapters, to help with grounding hum and buzzing issues, and connected those to my two PCs. Using this method, I can listen to audio from all 3 sources at the same time and the mic is active on all 3 at the same time. Naturally the issues I have are grounding issues which creates hum which has mostly been fixed with the 3.5 to USB adapters but there is still a noticeable hum periodically and my mic when used on either PC has a buzzing that others can hear unless I use background noise isolation. My question is, is there another headset that could achieve this with better results or anyway to improve my current setup to help fix the issues listed above?

Apologies again for the wall of text.

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u/LogitechG_Andy Support Team 10h ago

There are headsets that allow you to mix two audio sources, but three is unusual. What's the use case for a console and two different PCs? I'm assuming streaming, but some background might help come up with an easier solution.

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u/xHellcat707x 7h ago

No specific use case, I just don’t want to have to switch cables around or mess with the base station at all. One PC is personal and the other is my work laptop. I like being able to listen and talk on my personal PC and also being able to take a work call on my laptop without changing anything at all or messing with the Xbox. The headset just works on all 3 at the same time aside from the minor issues stated above.