Easy question about mic/headsets

Today I purchased a new mic/headset (Logitech Internet Chat Headset)
The headphone's mic input and the headphone input are only an inch or two away from each other. There is no way to alter this. My mic input is on the back of my computer but my headphone input is on my speakers?!?!?
My older mic/headset has separate wires, this one has one that separates at the end.

My computer is not that old. Why is the headset configured this way?
Any suggestions / comments would be greatly appreciated!

 

is it This pair? that's the same exact same pair i just got and the wires can spread like 4" apart from each other

 

Texan, the back of your computer is where the sound card is located (normally) whether it is a separate card or an integrated sound card it should still have minimum 3 connection points:
1) Speakers/Headphones (normally Green is color-coded)
2) Line-in (blue or black), for connecting other devices as the input device
3) Microphone (red)

if that is indeed the case, instead of using the headphone jack on the speakers, you should try the headphone/speaker connection directly on the soundcard face-out. Presumably, you already have your speakers plugged in the Speaker/headphone port so simply disconnect and use it for the headphone.

 

Yeah, it looks just like the one at the top left of the page except, I paid $14 for them at Wal-Mart, this page lists them at $24.00!?!
Sounds like the same set!

 

Thanks Turcoloco, my computer has three inputs labeled
1) Speakers
2) Line-In and
3) Mic

I guess I could plug the headphones into the speaker input but I use my speakers more than the headphones and getting to the back of my computer is a headache, like most people. Why would anyone want headphones to replace their speakers. I use my speakers 90% of the time and headphones/mic 10%. I liked being able to simply plug in the set when I wanted to use the headset/mic. Am I a minority here? Apparently Logitech thinks so.

Thanks for the info, I wasn't sure if headphones would work in the speaker slot, mine just reads 'speakers' but it make sense!

I think I will return them today and try to find one like my old set that has two different wires.

 

i also got mine from wally world. what i did was since i have speakers that have a headphone jack but no mic jack. so i just got that 1/4" extendor cord plugged it into the mic port on the back and then took the female end and put it up by the headphone so they would be close to each other. did that make since?

 

most soundcards have a speaker port and a headphone output ... you could find one for 20$ that would probably do the trick

 

now that i read it again i think that you should try what i did. that way your speakers are always plugged in and if you want to use your headset you can plug the headphones into the speaker and the mic into the extended port(wish i taped around the speaker so it looks like it plugs into the speaker

 

Why would anyone use microphone over speakers? A decent headphone/micro combo cost whole a lot cheaper than a decent speaker/sub-woofer set. But the main reason I always have my headphone/micro connected is because on that system I play games and I can turn the volume as high as my inner drums allow me to! (Also headphone carry out frequencies that speakers do not! Simple English, you can hear more of the ambience sound on headphones).

But as far as your situation is concerned, you could buy one of those splitters that plugs in the speaker port then (the cord itself is around 3" to 1')
at the other end you have a 2-way out, one for your speakers and the other for the headphones. Some of the line splitters even have a control switch that lets you switch between devices by the push of a button.
Other alternative could be gettings one of those line/port extenders and hook up a front panel (usually where the 5-1/4" drives go) so you can have audio ports available for use in the front of the PC as well....of course these alternative is costlier than the first.
Either way, good luck.

 

hey were would you find one of them audio bay thigns?

 

This is one of the alternatives I mentioned, apparently costs around $16.00.
This panel goes in to one of those 5 and a quarter drives like a faceplate (where a CD-ROM drive is placed).

 

Thank you all for your help. Not sure which solution I will choose but now I have some great options!

The audio quality of headphones are definitely unbeatable. I need to upgrade my speakers and will probably get a set with a mic input.

For gaming, chatting and listening to music while on the computer, headphones are the best option but I use my computer as a juke box / stereo too, so when I am tooling around the room and such, I need the speaker option.

Thanks again for all of your help! Problem resolved!!!