Unforttunately no since the iMic is still using the same USB audio functionality which is processed by the OS to the USB connection, rather than handed off to some hardware DSPs on the motherboard. On Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 04:37 PM, Magnus Petersson wrote: >> Some people have found that unplugging your USB speakers also helps >> with >> game performance. > > I'm curious: If I use regular analog speakers with an iMic (no point in > playing JKII without the cheesy voice acting!) instead of USB speakers, > would the performance still (theoretically) improve?