wow, I am an idiot

[fornarmr]

I just bought those Koss SB40 headphones without realizing they don't have line-in volume control. I have an x-fi xtreme gamer so no remote or anything. Do I really need to alt-tab to change my volume every time?

 

[coolhandluke]

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate

that might work, but it costs more than the actual headphones...

 

[wildfire99]

http://www.radioshack.com/sm-gold-plated-volume-control-cable-for-stereo-headphones--pi-2102975.html

 

[fornarmr]

where does that even plug into

 

[Empty_Quarter]

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate

that might work, but it costs more than the actual headphones...

That looks wicked! A little pricy for what it is though.

 

[semisonic9]

Mmm. Ya know, since I play on my laptop and it has dedicated volume buttons, I never noticed that.

Hope it's not a problem for me on my new desktop rig. I can't remember actually needing it that many times before.

-S

 

[BinarySynapse]

Here's a utility that a quick search popped up. It like you control the volume with your mouse wheel when you press an assigned key combo.
http://www.mymusictools.com/utilities_28/soundwheel_24996.htm

I don't know how trustworthy that site is, but it give you an idea I guess.

 

[taylorwilsdon]

Lots of modern keyboards have volume controls... the last 5 or so I've owned have.

 

[coolhandluke]

where does that even plug into

it's usb

 

[coolhandluke]

That looks wicked! A little pricy for what it is though.

I agree, too expensive. Griffin stuff is usually pretty high quality though. Good customer service too.

 

[ourfpshero]

in line volume controls mess with sound quality. use your keyboard controls

 

[wildfire99]

in line volume controls mess with sound quality. use your keyboard controls

For a $35 headphone? Nah.

 

[m3ta1head]

Cheap headphone amplifier would do the trick. Look for a cmoy or pa2v2 on ebay-should run you $30-40 and will marginally increase audio quality as well.

 

[Nenu]

Make an inline volume control.
You can make one for a few £ uk, probably less in the US.

 

[Diablo2K]

That griffen control has been out a very long time. I am surprised there still selling it. I am guessing most of the cost of it is because of the machined Aluminum parts to it, it isn't cheap plastic.

I have always wanted to get it so i could properly play the Tron Arcade game on Mame, but I never knew for sure if it would work for that or not.

 

[fornarmr]

Good call on the volume control on my keyboard. Using a Saitek Eclipse II and it's got one on there... never really even thought about it. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[ncantador]

If you want something nice for cheap, check out the fiio e3 in the hot deal thread.

**** never mind, no volume control *****

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1336297&highlight=fiio

 

[spaceman]

For a $35 headphone? Nah.

Yes it does. In this case, big time. Ask ourfpshero lol.

 

[Diablo2K]

Would the fiio e3 amp help w/ koss KSC75s, I noticed that I have to turn the volume up alot on my Zune to get the same amount of sound over the ear buds that come with the Zune.

 

[noxlord]

You would be better with a software solution. Cost nothing.

 

[Sycraft]

One other thing to check is your keyboard. A good number these days have volume buttons, and normally Windows will pick these up and support them by default. Have a look and see if yours does. I've had a couple friends who just didn't realize their keyboards could do that.