Razer Tiamat 7.1 + Asus Xonar DX

[ecko69x]

Information for Razer Tiamat 7.1: Razer Tiamat 7.1 Gaming Headset - The World's First True 7.1 Gaming Headset - Razer Canada

Information for Asus Xonar DX: https://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DX/

Firstly, I want to make sure I plugged the 5 3.5mm jacks into the right slots. I have the green in headphone, pink in mic, black in front, grey in side, and orange in the center/sub ports of the Xonar DX.

Also, I'm getting a humming/buzzing noise with my Razer Tiamat. What kind of troubleshooting solutions could I try to resolve this?

 

[fireberd]

That is not the correct hookup. Razer has a video on their web site that shows you how to hook it up and also how to configure the PC for 7.1 sound.

Razer Tiamat 7.1 Gaming Headset - The World's First True 7.1 Gaming Headset - Razer Canada

Follow the instructions in their setup guide.

 

[ecko69x]

If I followed that set up. Would I not be using my soundcard then? Since it looks like he's plugging it into the motherboard onboard.

 

[fireberd]

The demo is for those with a built in sound card. If you have a separate sound card, you plug into the separate sound card. It should have the same (and maybe more) jacks.

Also, if you are using a separate sound card, make sure the integrated (on the motherboard) is disabled in the BIOS otherwise there can be conflicts. (You can only have one default sound playback device).

 

[ecko69x]

That's what I meant for my original post. Currently, I have it plugged into my separate sound card and want to make sure I have the correct color match up. There's no color coding on the Xonar DX that I see besides the green/pink.

 

[fireberd]

The ASUS manual shows what jack is what connection for a 7.1 sound system. Use that as the guide to hooking up the headset.

 

[ecko69x]

The problem is that their 7.1 speaker setup only marks 4 out of the 5 3.5mm jacks. In the 7.1 diagram I have 3 for my stereo jack, 4 is my mic. That leaves #1 and #2 and the slot above 1 which is unmarked. The black 3.5mm jack on the Tiamat says rear which is taken by #4 as it's the mic slot.

Do you see what I mean?

 

[stormy13]

You read it wrong from the manual. The top unmarked jack here,



is the mic jack. Need to match the headset plugs with how it is shown above.

 

[fireberd]

Thanks for posting the pictures, Stormy. I'm traveling and its hard to post them with what I have with me.

 

[smarteyeball]

Also, I'm getting a humming/buzzing noise with my Razer Tiamat. What kind of troubleshooting solutions could I try to resolve this?

As mentioned, plug it into onboard to eliminate the Asus or headset. Just keep plugging in jacks until you get a noise.


Then setup the Sonar.