Thresher 7.1 PS4/PC : Is it better to use optical cable on PC ?

If you can use it at all for your PC, why not? But as for advantages, I don't think there are any.

TGF-Spike
Hello, I recently buy this gaming headset and i would like to know if the optical cable is totaly useless on PC ? Thanks.

If you have the optical input in your sound card you can use it on your pc and it will give you better sound then usb :P

the instructions from Razer say to connect only the USB doggle to PC. If my mainboard has optical output do i have a benefit to use it to connect it to thresher's USB doggle ? Or i can have surround only with the USB doggle? Please let's reply someone who tried it or any link with specific tests Generally does the surround in PC works same good as PS4 with that headset

myst1977
the instructions from Razer say to connect only the USB doggle to PC. If my mainboard has optical output do i have a benefit to use it to connect it to thresher's USB doggle ? Or i can have surround only with the USB doggle? Please let's reply someone who tried it or any link with specific tests Generally does the surround in PC works same good as PS4 with that headset

Device dont matter this can be ps4, xbox or pc the only limitation is that you must have optical input if you have you can connect headset whatever device you want. For sound 7.1 should work on optical input if i remember correctly base station menage that. You can always change sound type in windows sound device menager for your headset :P

i was misunderstood First of all the topic is for thresher 7.1, not the ultimate version with the dock The manual says that in PC you connect ONLY the usb dongle, not the optical, dont point if you have optical in PC or not. So my questions are 1) surround 7.1 works OK in PC only with the USB dongle? does anyone tried a game in PC with surroung eg Battlefield 2) if i connect the optical to PC do i benefit from something or not?

BlackFireDragon
You can always change sound type in windows sound device menager for your headset 😜

Can you help me with that? In windows sound manager i see "Razer Thresher 7.1" name but in it's properties the sound is "stereo", as all headphones. Not an option to change that

myst1977
i was misunderstood First of all the topic is for thresher 7.1, not the ultimate version with the dock The manual says that in PC you connect ONLY the usb dongle, not the optical, dont point if you have optical in PC or not.

Regular version of this headset dont have optical input. If you write about this kind of connection you talk about ultimate version and there you have 2x optical input. For your regular version you have: Wired Connection, Analog 3.5 mm Wireless Connection, RF 2.4 GHz, up to 40 ft / 12m This is copy/paste from razer xtore tech spec. to be clear ^^

myst1977
Can you help me with that? In windows sound manager i see "Razer Thresher 7.1" name but in it's properties the sound is "stereo", as all headphones. Not an option to change that

On system try click speker/sound icon with right mouse click and and select sounds windows will open there go to Playback select headset click right mouse buton and properties last tab should be "surround sound" there you can change sound type.

BlackFireDragon
Regular version of this headset dont have optical input. If you write about this kind of connection you talk about ultimate version and there you have 2x optical input. For your regular version you have: Wired Connection, Analog 3.5 mm Wireless Connection, RF 2.4 GHz, up to 40 ft / 12m This is copy/paste from razer xtore tech spec. to be clear

The title of this topic says about Thresher 7.1, not Thresher Thresher 7.1, same with ultimate but without base station, just a USB dongle for connection https://www.razer.com/gaming-audio/razer-thresher-71-for-ps4 Thresher Ultimate https://www.razer.com/eu-en/gaming-audio/razer-thresher-ultimate-for-playstation-4 and you talk about Thresher https://www.razer.com/eu-en/gaming-audio/razer-thresher-for-playstation-4

BlackFireDragon
On system try click speker/sound icon with right mouse click and and select sounds windows will open there go to Playback select headset click right mouse buton and properties last tab should be "surround sound" there you can change sound type.

Thresher 7.1 has it's own button for surround on/off, on the right earcup

TGF-Spike
I recently buy this gaming headset and i would like to know if the optical cable is totaly useless on PC ?

myst1977
The title of this topic says about Thresher 7.1, not Thresher

Read what you ask in first post you ask about optical cable that regular version dont have so in first place for what purpose is this topic ? optical input have only ultimate version of this headset so i give you answear based on ultimate version that have it. For you it dont change the fact you dont have this input.

myst1977
Thresher 7.1 has it's own button for surround on/off, on the right earcup

Yeah 7.1 is audio enchancent for sure. There you can cheage sound format from default dolby you have to windows sonic. and i'm afraid this totally difrent story. Tresher headset dont offer you any kind of support on pc based on changing the settings like eq.

BlackFireDragon
Read what you ask in first post you ask about optical cable that regular version dont have so in first place for what purpose is this topic ? optical input have only ultimate version of this headset so i give you answear based on ultimate version that have it. For you it dont change the fact you dont have this input. Yeah 7.1 is audio enchancent for sure. There you can cheage sound format from default dolby you have to windows sonic. and i'm afraid this totally difrent story. Tresher headset dont offer you any kind of support on pc based on changing the settings like eq.

This topic talks about Thresher 7.1 not Thresher. It is clear! And of course headset Thresher 7.1 HAS optical input, take a look at the manual, page 8 https://dl.razer.com/master-guides/Thresher/Thresher7.1PS4-en.pdf PS read carefully what others say. FYI i did not start the topic. i asked a question that refers to the subject of the topic

myst1977
This topic talks about Thresher 7.1 not Thresher. It is clear! And of course headset Thresher 7.1 HAS optical input, take a look at the manual, page 8 https://dl.razer.com/master-guides/Thresher/Thresher7.1PS4-en.pdf PS read carefully what others say. FYI i did not start the topic. i asked a question that refers to the subject of the topic

On tech spec. in store is missing line with this connection. For your question you have answear upper on my post optical connection for any device give you the same it dont matter if you have headset regular or ultimate. Opticial input give you better sound quality and you can still use 7.1 becose it dont change anything in this case