Ok ill keep it pretty simple, sound will come out of my speakers but not my headset. My speakers are hooked up with an optical cable, my headset has the analog jacks. The mic works there just is no sound coming out of my headset. Ive tried the basics, going into playback devices but my headphones dont show up as a device. Well thats not entirely true, they did and i set them as my default device but still no sound. My sound card is a supreme fx xfi that came with my motherboard. I went to asus website and downloaded this soundmax audio software but it just made things more frustrating. Please help, ask any questions you have.