USB 7.1 Channels 3d External Virtual Stereo Sound Card Audio Adaptor Converter

Much Better Than the Built In Raspberry Pi Audio Out

This sounds a lot better than it really should at this price and is certainly a great deal better than the built in Raspberry Pi audio out. The audio volume output on a Raspberry Pi is really low and even with my amplified speakers set to maximum for many things it was still too quiet. This device fixes that problem with adequate volume being produced with the speaker volume set to half way on the volume control.

Additionally, somewhat to my surprise, using this USB audio out device has also improved the rendering of 1080 video, fixing a lot of the choppy playback problems for some content. I can only assume that having an external DAC takes some of the load off the PI CPU which can then be used to improve the video playback.

On the down side the build quality doesn't look great and, as has been said by others, the red power light is intrusively bright. Neither of these is a problem for me as the Pi is used in a cupboard, out of sight.

Overall, at this price, it is a great buy.

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External Virtual USB 3D 7.1 Channels Sound Audio Card Adaptor

Well, this did not work for me. All you get is a lot of hiss when you plug in a microphone. The earphone side of it works ok, but that's not why I wanted it... Maybe I bought the wrong thing for my purpose, which is to record on my laptop which does not have a mic input socket.Read full review

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Tricky to get it to work in windows 10

It’s a plug and play device but windows loads a generic driver which does not work. Have to go into Device Manager select PnP sound device in sound section then click on uninstall leaving the device in the USB port. Go to the top of Device Manager screen and click the icon which looks like a monitor (directly under “help”) and is for scan for hardware changes. When complete the generic driver will be replaced or deactivated and the device in my case worked properlyRead full review

An effective, good-value gadget.

This is a really handy little gadget. I bought a headset with a separate nic and audio jack's, not realising that my computer didn't have both. This is a perfect solution to the problem. It's easy to use, has built-in volume and mute controls, and works very well. It does feel a little cheap and rattly, but considering the price, I can't complain.Read full review

Great for the price!

Works well, compatible with Windows 10 - the led is very bright through the white case, so take that into consideration if you're using it for videos or at night. Otherwise, a great product.

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Excellent alternative to a sound card

I bought this thinking it was too cheap to be any real use. Wrong! It does the job nicely of connecting the ins and outs of audio devices to your PC or other USB appliance. The only slight niggle is the red power-on LED is way way too bright. I put insulating tape over it to make it dimmer. It's a really handy and excellent device which sorts out sound card problems or not being able to find a Windows driver easily and cheaply.Read full review

This Item Easily Overcomes Combo Port Problems.

Terrific product. Worked equally well on Win 10, 8, 7 & Vista. Previously I never had any trouble recording with laptops which had separate headphone/mic ports, but after spending many fruitless days trying to record streaming audio via those horrible new'ish audio combo ports on laptops, I gave up and later found this device listed on Ebay. I wasn't expecting it to work (especially considering te price), but was delighted to see that plugging it into the usb port automatically installs device drivers, whereon it's available immediately (just confirm the audio device is set to USB audio). Then plugging a patch lead between the mic and headphone socket enables me to record on my recording software (Audacity or Audio Recorder for Free) at a really good quality. I really can't recommend this product highly enough to anyone who has trouble with audio combo ports or even if their own soundcard is playing up or died..Read full review

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Great Function, but needs redesigning.

The product works, and the sound quality is great.
The only downside to the product is the design.
The design looks as if it is easily breakable, and has been roughly crafted. If it has a complete new design with flush edges, it would look more professional, and would not look easily breakable.Read full review

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Good with speakers but not enough to power my large headphones

INSTALL: I'm using Windows 7 x64 and it just works. Plug and play.
FEATURES: It provides a two-channel (stereo) output (16bit, 44.1-48Khz sample rate) and a single channel Mic input which I haven't used.
SOUND: Sounds no different to my previous on-board sound card chip,... when using powered speakers. However; when I plug in my over-the-ear Sony MDR headphones (large drivers), or in ear headphones with tiny drivers, the sound is very thin with no bottom end.Read full review

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extra info for users

Installed OK in Win XP SP3 but not completed

After the 'USP PnP Sound Device' message it searches for drivers first for
'USB Composite Device' then 'USB Audio Device'. It warns that the drivers
have not passed windows testing and there is a risk in continuing. After
'continue anyway', XP creates a restore point. It completes the earphone
half of the install OK. The earphones/speaker (with amplifier) now work OK.
Then it goes on to the 'USB Human Interface Device' part of the install --
presumably the microphone function. Again it warns of dire consequences, and
on continuing it again creates a restore point. At the end of the install it
reports that there was an error with the install. Unfortunately, now the
earphone half no longer works. To get round this we went back to the first
created restore point and restored. This got the sound output back. We then
disabled the 'USB Human Interface Device' which had an exclamation mark by
it in DEvice Manager. As we do not use microphones with the PC, this
workaround is no problem. If 'USB Human Interface Device' is not disabled,
it tries to reinstall the driver at each boot up of Win XP.Read full review

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