PC & Console (Simulations Sound) Help Needed!

[DeadMetal17]

I'm continuing my search to find a way to have my PC & XboxOne Sound coming through my Headphones simultaneously (so for example I can listen to music on the PC while listening to the game on the Xbox through the same Headphone at the same time), so far I have tried the following;

I started with the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D (Headphones in Device, USB from Device to PC & Optical from Device to Xbox) it worked, but after a few months the Device started having many problems (it would cut itself off/restart itself/kill all game sound completley, forcing the game to be restarted to get the sound back).

next I tried the Astro MixAmp Pro (same setup with the Headphones in the Device, USB from Device to PC & Optical from Device to Xbox) again it worked but I immediately noticed how poor the sound quality was on the PC (constant hissing when turning the Volume past half way) & when playing Guitar throigh the PC it sounded horrendous.

I'm picky about sound but I have no idea how to set it up I wondered if theres an easier way I might've overlooked, like getting a decent Sound Card for the PC & hooking it all up through that. maybe its something Im doing wrong (like using the wrong cables). or maybe I need to invest allot of money in a really good piece of kit (I honestly have no idea) So if anyone knows of a way to achieve the goal please help!

Thanks for your time
any thoughts/suggestions are welcome

 

[DeadMetal17]

Thanks for posting guys, the music thing was just an example, another would be that I preffer to use TS3 on the PC while gaming on the Xbox

also that way of hooking it up is the only one ive ever tried, I dont really care what wires are needed or how its all hooked up as long as the goal of hearing both at the same time in 1 pair of headphones is achieved

 

[DeadMetal17]

Thanks (I misread the end of your first post, my mistake) that porbably would be a simplar way that I didnt think of (like I said im useless with sound/tech in general ) it would be easy enougth to get the volumes right, Ill have a look around for decent Soundcards with Optical when i get home from work tommorro (doing 10 hours shifts right now so kinda sucks anyway thanks for posting rids57

 

[DeadMetal17]

just orderd the Creative Sound Blaster Z (hopefully all goes well ) thanks for posting guys