Well I have the opposite, my headset is a cheap one and I had to put the output through the TV because I couldn't hear anything. I could for like one game in WaW but I restarted my PS3 after it froze and the earpiece part is just broken. Mine isn't a big deal but I had really good luck the time before with my $10 mic that I used. If you go to a computer store just get one normally used for a computer. You can find high quality ones for really low prices because no one uses them.