Any recommendation to get the audio from a XLRmic to a streamingPC&gamingPC at the same time? With the best mic-audio quality possible ingame&instream

[David123456]

I have the following setup/situation: I have a goXLR on my streamPC but I noticed that the mic audio quality is not as good on the line out from my GoXLR 3.5 mm on the GamePC as the USB connection on the stream PC.

In the gamepc I also have a highgrade dac like the iFi Zen Dac v2 that handle the gamesound itself.
Good dac's dont have mics in: that leaves me with the follow question: Any recommendations to get the audio from a XLR mic to a streaming PC & gaming PC at the same time?
A: An 3.5 mm cable from the line-out of a streamPCxlr device to the mic-in from gamingPC mobo? Like i have now? ( quality is not good)
Or B?
B: Maybe a XLR splitter is the solution? Like the Art PROsplit Microfonesplitter? https://www.bax-shop.nl/signaal-splitter/art-prosplit-microfoon-splitter .I will then hook up 1 end to the GoXLR on the streaming PC and 1 end to a Scarlett 202 on the GamePC? Where then the highgrade Dac iFi Zen Dac v2 will handle the game sound and then a Scarlett 2i2 will handle the XLR mic coming from the microfonesplittler?

 

[AaronD]

I'd be tempted to use a completely separate mic with its own wiring. Yes, you can split a mic to multiple destinations, using an XLR "Y" cable or a transformer split if they need to be electrically isolated (sometimes they do, but good transformers are expensive), but multiple mics going to one place each eliminates a lot of electrical headaches. If there's a difference, put the good one where you need the quality, and the lesser one where you only need "good enough".

The splitter that you linked says it's a transformer, but I haven't used it myself so I can't speak for the quality. Maybe it's worth a shot???