I've been really happy with USB headsets. I don't have anything plugged into the onboard audio hardware. I will admit, however, that wearing them all day most every day tends to cause them to wear out every few months. On 3/1/10, Cy Selfridge <cyselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I gave up on internal sound cards and have an external USB Sound Blaster. It > works *very* well and, of more importance, when it craps out just unplug it > and get another one. This does not require anyone opening up the computer > case and fumbling around inside. > > Cy, The anasazi > > _____ > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Melanie Clouser > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:30 PM > To: JFW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Sound Card Recommendations > > > > Looks like I'm going to need another sound card. Mine not completely > useless. Only the earphone jack is going. Can anyone recommend an external > sound card? I'm not looking for top-of-the-line. Would you recommend USB? > Or, what about PCI Express? Maybe I should just get a USB headset? What do > you all think? > > > > Melanie > > > > -- Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx