Currently on the market for new audio hardware, headset and mic. Gaming hardware manufacturers often come with their own software that doesn’t run well on Linux.

How do you decide what hardware to buy and you can be sure it will work with your OS?

I am currently looking to get Bluetooth headphones but still am unsure about the mic solution, a fixed mic on the desk seems so uncomfortable and a clip-on mic often also comes with it’s own software or Android app.

What audio setup does Lemmy use with their Linux setup?

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m not an audiophile. I’m just a budget minded poor who tries to find the best bang for the buck

    So I search for “budget (headphone/mic/whatever) (current year here)” and read a bunch of reviews. Then I try to order whatever I’m interested on amazon, simply because its easier to return to amazon if i dont like how it is.

    Personally, for headphones, I use OneOdio A71’s. Which are fantastic headphones that only cost 30ish dollars, and legitimately sound better and are more comfortable to wear than 200 dollar sennheisers I had previously.

    And they use a standard cord with 3/4 inch plug on the headphone side, and 3.5mm on the computer side (and if your 3.5mm port on your PC supports combo Mic/Stereo, You can get a cord that has a built in mic, but I’ve never used that so I have no comment on the quality). The replacable cord is a major plus, in my book, because thats typically where most all my headphones fail, and replacing the cord for like 8 bucks is a lot better than having to buy new headphones.

    as for the rest of my audio hardware, my mic is just my webcam, and my audio hardware is whatevers built into the AMD chipset on my motherboard.

    Headphones work anywhere that has a 3.5mm plug. most anything thats AMD will work with linux without issue, and i simply got lucky that my webcam was a very popular model that resulted in built in linux support.