No USB headphone Capabiity with Audigy 1 PLatin

When I built my present PC a year ago I avoided buying a Creative Labs sound card because, in the past, I found that there was always SOMETHING that was problematic.
So I had been using my onboard sound chip on my mobo, using $200 USB headphones, with absolutely NO problems.
Yesterday, I was at Circuit City and, impulsi'vely, I decided to buy the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum package ($99). After installing it I have realized that Audigy does NOT support USB headphones.
This is simply ridiculous.
Why doesn't Creative put a WARNING-ADVISORY label on the packaging to inform consumers that its products do not support USB headphones?
Now, I have to choose.
Do I go out and buy archaic 2-plug headphones, or do I return the Audigy product.
Unless there's something that I'm overlooking and someone can help me here, I think that my Audigy's days are numbered.
Thanks in advance.
JB

burnsdh,
Just in case you did not read those reply from Jeremy in another one of your post. The USB headset work independently and it's not linked with the Audigy 2 ZS sound card. USB headset is basically an individual USB sound card.
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