External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Desktop Notebook Laptop

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000BUDHNQ
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• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (174 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #64 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Network Adapters > USB Network Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2004

Product Description

Instead of struggling to reach your computer's ports on the back, wouldn't it be nice to connect your speakers or microphone to the front? This simple adapter adds a microphone-in and an audio-out port to your computer through a USB port. It's a great way to connect peripherals whose cords aren't long enough to reach around the back of your PC. Eliminates the need for a traditional sound card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it for the Microphone Jack, May 16, 2007

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Jonathan Strawn (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Desktop Notebook Laptop (Electronics)

Amazon won't update the listing on this item, but the "Microphone Jack" is a joke at best. Most microphones require "plug-in power", a small amount of power from the jack that amplifies the signal. This does not provide any power. What that means is that most PC microphones won't work, and those that do will be at a low volume with high noise. The sound outputs seem to work fine, but the mic input is a waste of space and money. It will probably work if you use a microphone is self-powered, but not very versatile. that Don't buy it!

Griffin Technology 9066-IMIC2 iMic/USB Audio Interface
This product is vastly superior, and supplies phantom power. Get it instead.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with my Macs, January 23, 2006

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Taper Wickel - See all my reviews

This review is from: External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Desktop Notebook Laptop (Electronics)

I picked this up to try to use it as an auxilliary sound device for my Macs after my iMic died; I figured that if it didn't work, I wouldn't be out much. But it works very well; plug it in and it's recognized, without any driver installation. The out-bound sound quality seems very good. All in all, you can't beat the performance for the price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay for listening, not for recording, January 14, 2008

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R. Rogers "RobR" (Central Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Desktop Notebook Laptop (Electronics)

I wanted this for both listening and mic usage. For simply listening, its okay, but for use with the mic it is unacceptable. It creates a dreadful amount of high pitched noise. I've tried a variety of configurations but so far without success.