“If I connect Companion 5 to the USB port, can I at the same time use a microphone for voice commands by connecting it to the PC's frontpanel socket? I would very much appreciate if any one can clarify if I can use a microphone for voice recognition (in games) simultaneously when using Bose Companion 5 connected to USB port, by connecting it to the microphone socket on the computer front panel which in turn is connected to the built in audio on the motherboard(without a sound card) . I would be using Windows 7. Thanks.”

Asked by vkk 10 years ago

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Thanks for your question. A Recording device can be set independently of the Playback device within the Windows 7 Control Panel. If you open the Control Panel and select “Sound,” you’ll find two tabs; Playback, which should be set to “Bose USB Audio” and Recording, which can be set to the input of your choice. We hope this helps!
Answered by Bose Support 10 years ago
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You can independently set the playback (speakers) and record (microphone) in Windows 7 and in Windows 8.x. I'm running Windows 8.1 and this is the way my system is setup. Sometime I also use my Bluetooth headset microphone while still using the Bose speakers for output.
Answered by tarheel 10 years ago
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Yes, but there'll be lots of feedback, and the sound quality will be greatly reduced
Answered by insomniac 10 years ago
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