Name: USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card
Brand: StarTech.com
SKU: 10163990
Price: 73.7 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.7 (66 reviews)

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USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card

<body><ul><li>Full 7.1 audio output support in a compact and portable external sound card</li><li>Connect to external speakers through 3.5mm mini-jacks or optical S/PDIF</li><li>Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support</li></ul></body><br><ul><li>Full 7.1 audio outputs via 3.5mm mini-jacksOptical S/PDIF input (pass through) and outputDual microphone inputBuilt-in volume control buttonsFull-duplex recording and playbackSupports 48/44.1 KHz sample rate for recording and playbackHigh Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with transfer rates up to 480 Mbps</li><li>This versatile External USB Sound Card/Audio Adapter offers a high quality solution for upgrading desktop or laptop sound</li><li>Providing a robust USB audio experience, the USB sound card connects to a host computer through a single USB 2.0 connection, to deliver impressive external audio capability that can instantly be swapped between systems, without having to open the computer case for installation</li><li>Supporting analog and digital audio for 2 to 7.1 channel audio applications, the external USB sound card provides a cost-saving upgrade from built-in/on-board sound that turns desktop/laptop sound into a home theater-ready audio solution</li><li>The external USB sound card features easy-to-use volume control and two external microphone inputs - a convenient solution for any audio application requiring high quality sound with multi-input capability with support for 44.1 KHz and 48 KHz sampling rates for both playback and recording</li><li>A more than suitable solution for home theater, gaming or multi-media presentations, the External USB Sound Card is easy to install with plug and play support in Windows XP and Windows Vista operating system</li></ul>

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<p>This versatile External USB Sound Card/Audio Adapter offers a high quality solution for upgrading desktop or laptop sound. Providing a robust USB audio experience, the USB sound card connects to a host computer through a single USB 2.0 connection, to deliver impressive external audio capability that can instantly be swapped between systems, without having to open the computer case for installation. Supporting analog and digital audio for 2 to 7.1 channel audio applications, the external USB sound card provides a cost-saving upgrade from built-in/on-board sound that turns desktop/laptop sound into a home theater-ready audio solution. The external USB sound card features easy-to-use volume control and two external microphone inputs - a convenient solution for any audio application requiring high quality sound with multi-input capability with support for 44.1 KHz and 48 KHz sampling rates for both playback and recording. A more than suitable solution for home theater, gaming or multi-media presentations, the External USB Sound Card is easy to install with plug and play support in Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.Designed to deliver a long-lasting and dependable sound solution, the External USB Sound Card/Audio Adapter is backed by our 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.</p>

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Spdif Output

My computer would NOT play through the built in adapter. The sound was only mono. My new adapter fixed all of this. My sound is now awesome. The sub-woofer blasts and the rear speakers add a new dimension to my listening experience. Thanks.

Adapter is great for adding surround sound to a PC

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I was very impressed with the capacity of this small unit. I am using only five of its seven channels and was very pleased with the ease of setting it up and the resulting sound.  For Windows users in Devices and Printers right click on USB Sound Device and select Sound Settings and then Configure. Choose the number of speakers you are using.

A lot of functionality in a small package

A friend recommended this product to me and I'm recommending it to you. It works great with excellent sound. No problems found in this unit. Thanks for a good product "again " .

barryahargett

I bought this item because I needed to record some audio from my turntables but my laptop doesn't recognized external input via mic jack. This sound card did exactly what I needed with great sound quality. Also, when headphones are connected to the sound card the sound is much louder than when they are plugged directly into my laptop. Worked great on Windows 7, not so much on Windows 8.

Record Audio With Startech

I've just inherited a new PC which unfortunately has no native support for the 5.1 surround sound set up I had with my previous computer. Received this external sound card today and it's working a treat within 20 minutes.

Connected using the USB provided in the box, tried running the driver install from the provided CD but received an error message as it appears windows 10 drivers aren't on the CD so downloaded the drivers from the startech website instead. Once everything was installed and showing in device manager, I was only getting 2.1 sound, with the front speakers only showing in the Xear Audio Centre. After messing around for 15 minutes thinking that the sound card didn't work, I discovered that you simply have to right click on the speaker in the Audio Centre to change the set up...now works perfectly!

Works Perfectly But Easy To Think It Doesn't

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I have a Surface Pro Book and I have two docking stations, one for my car and one for my office.  I have the Logitech 5.1 surround system and I bought this switch to utilize this system.  This thing was fairly straight forward to hook up.  I have the best surround sound I have ever had including my full desktop systems with Soundblaster cards.  The tech support is awesome so If you cannot figure it out, call them and you will not be disappointed.

Just need to know what your doing!  Works Great

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is not the most sturdy thing and the ability to find out more information regarding setup is desired

I bought this for the computer at my church. I run the multimedia ministry. We needed a new soundcard and I like the option of an external usb sound card. I can use it on my laptop or switch it to the church desktop. I run a sound board to the computer to record sermons, and run music to the sound board from the computer thru the Startech. Multipel inputs and outputs make this easy. Also a volume control on the Startech gives me more options. The music is much more powerfull than the thru the onboard sound that I blew out on the computer.

Great price, easy setup

Matt

I bought this item 2 days ago. Since the DVD in the package only support the OS up to Windows 7, I downloaded the separate driver from this website. Installation of the driver seems to be fine. But, the device only output 2 channels of the sound only. I tried to fix this problem by 'USB Multi-Channel Audio Device' program. Still, it only stream the sound through 'front' aux output even I have set the analog output as 4, 6, or 8.

Not working properly in Windows 10

I spent 8 hours trying to get the SPDIF output to work.  Why? Because I'm a tech guy and we're not easily defeated.  I tried it on 4 different Windows 10 computers, an iMac, a Linux desktop running Ubuntu and even a Chromebook.  The Chromebook and Linux workstation were the only devices able to output over SPDIF.  I've read everything there is to read about it, I know the SPDIF can't output lossless audio or 5.1.  I'm going to call StarTech but I need to meditate first.

Don't buy unless you have a Linux distro