Virtual 5.1-surround USB 2.0 External Sound Card

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 0.5 x 0.9 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000N35A0Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (170 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #17 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Network Adapters > USB Network Adapters
  • #49 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > Television Accessories
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 30, 2007

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

75 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can not beat the price for performance., February 2, 2010

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101science.com "Learn and Research Science" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virtual 5.1-surround USB 2.0 External Sound Card (Electronics)

If you notice there are reviews all over the place. The reason for this is because those that are not getting good performance are not setting them up correctly in windows. After you install the USB device in a USB 2 connector (not a USB 1) you have to go into the windows volume control panel and be sure to select it (USB) as the device to be used. Otherwise it will still be set on your internal sound card. It is best to disable the internal sound card or else you may end up with noise you don't want. If you set it up correctly it works beautifully and for a fraction of the cost of a new soundcard.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, April 10, 2010

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Lisa C. Gatlin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual 5.1-surround USB 2.0 External Sound Card (Electronics)

I love it, it works well with my PS3 and PC, it has great sound through the Headphones, it is very good if you dont want to spend the extra money on a PS3 headset when you can buy a PC headset for $5 or less, so it is alot cheaper alternative for a PS3 headset!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than nothing I suppose..., August 2, 2007

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Charles Mccormick "Charlie" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual 5.1-surround USB 2.0 External Sound Card (Electronics)

I got this adapter as a replacement for my broken headphone jack which I used to plug my speakers into.

With the adapter (Used in conjunction with my Logitech X-240 Speakers), however, there is a small, but noticeable, amount of static coming from some songs. I can't be sure as to what causes the static, but in the songs where it does occur, lowering the 8K and 16K settings in the iTunes equalizer makes most of it go away.

But, if you're like me and like loud music, you will be disappointed. Turning up the volume makes the speakers sound like they're going to blow out any second. This didn't use to happen when I didn't need the adapter.

In review: It's not terrible, but not great. Not for loud music fans.