Just got one today and had same problem. Was able to find fix myself. Just to ensure you have the same problem, go into control panel, sound, and that the asus is green checked as default playback device. Now when you click to the recording tab, your mic should start activating and you hear yourself. If so... go back to playback tab and right click go to properties under the asus rog spitfire device. For this device under levels, there should be an additional bar labeled sidetone. Slide this to zero. If you had same issue as me, this should fix the problem. In 3rd party voice programs like ventrilo etc you will no longer hear yourself, and people will still hear you. Please reply if this fixes it.