Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> Cheap USB sound cards tend to not have any volume control. The good news >> is that you can take the money you save and buy a good 1/8" headset that >> does have one. > I have to go with USB headphones. This is for notebooks. The Plantronics headset that I use ( and posted details about ) is quite portable, light, has active noise cancelling on both input and output, is usb 1 standard and has volume control for speakers. Is not the cheapest headset around, and has this semi clunky box attached about midway between usb plug and headset - but the cord is long enough to not need to worry about that too much. -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq