Xbox Headsets On 360's Options

[gcskate27]

has anyone found a way to convert them? the stock 360 headset sucks but the quality of just directly plugging in the halo one in sucks... would it make any improvement by cutting and soldering the halo to the 360 headset controls? might as well try right?

[killzer]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

[thesamarchy]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

A simple "No." would have been more appropriate, don't you think?...

[sp3cialk]

I actually thought about getting another 360 headset and tearing it apart and adding a jack in... that way I could use any headset with the mute and volume controls...

[sick_mate_xbox]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

ohhh, your game. calling a moderator a retard.

[Master3xBOx]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

Hmm.. doesn't seem to have happen to me. And it works fine.



First I unscrewed the 2 screws on the backside of the module holding it together, Just so I could take a look at what went to what. The white wire is Mic+, copper wire is Mic-, the blue wire is Spkr+, and the brown one is Spkr-

I had a 3/32" jack with 3 prongs. Ground, Mic+, and the other is Spkr+. To find out which went to what I used a volt meter. Plugged in the headset, turned it to test ohms, touching one end to the jacks ground (the part that touches the sleeve of the plug) and placing the other end on to one of the unknown prongs. With the headset on, you'd hear a small pop when you touched the spkr prong.

I then cut the xbox 360 headset wire and stripped back the plastic. I soldered the Mic+ wire to the Mic+ prong on the jack, same with Spkr+. I then soldered both negatives to the ground prong.



I've been using it for a couple days now and no problems yet. If any of you electricians think I may have messed up somewhere, don't hesitate to tell me. But the volume and mute work fine. I'll probably hide the plug at a later date on the backside of the module if I get around to it.
Using the Halo 2 plantronics is by far better than the crappy one that game with the unit.

[sp3cialk]

Master3xBOx - Nice job... That's actually what my friend is talking about doing... I just don't know if I myself would like the jack hanging by a cable... reminds me of dongles you used to use on old PCMCIA LAN cards...

[Arjun]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

Yea, you definitly just got your ass handed to you.

[icantstandtoburntolong]

I was also thinking about putting a jack in the 360 set. The black plastic things on the side of the 360 jack dont do anything. They might at some point but not on the stock headset. That is why I wonder why it doesnt sound so good with the original headset because it is basically the same connection. Maybe it isnt pluging in all the way or something.

[Master3xBOx]

Not entirely sure why the orginal headset sucks so bad, but with the Halo 2 headset I can hear everything crisply and people can actually understand what I'm saying. And it reminds me of the old laptop cards as well. It definitely looks pretty unsightly as of yet.

The inside of the module is a tight cramp, I'm not sure if I'll even be able to hide the plug in it somewhere, but I'll definitely give it a go and see what I can come up with. My belief as why the black tongues are there is to prevent the module from spinning, so that it's pointed in the right direction as to be able to switch the mute switch. If I manage to come up with something, I'll post some pictures for you guys to see.

[mitch2025]

The black plastic things on the side of the 360 jack dont do anything. They might at some point but not on the stock headset.

the black things are to keep the little box thingy from being able to spin around.

[Thyatis]

Try not to be such a retard, that won't do a damn thing but mutilate you headsets, and probably destroy them.

I would like to add this:

Don't be a retard and try to mod your xbox 360 you will only end up mutilating it and destroying it, wasting valuable time and money.


Ok hopefully that will get someone to mod the 360 in the next couple of posts

[Spider-One]

It's good to know I'm not crazy for noticing the shitty quality of sound coming from the original and non-original's. I'll probably be doing this mod in the next couple days. Also, the two prongs could be grounded to reduce interference? Not too sure, wont know until I see it open.

[edwinmcdunlap]

I bet it won't be long before someone makes a 3rd party dongle with a headset plug in it.

[Modiller]

I was wondering ss is there anyway of hooking up the lWireless Logitech headset up?