StarTech.com USB Sound Card w/ SPDIF Digital Audio & Stereo Mic - External Sound Card for Laptop or PC - SPDIF Output (ICUSBAUDIO2D)

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StarTech.com USB Sound Card w/ SPDIF Digital Audio & Stereo Mic - External Sound Card for Laptop or PC - SPDIF Output (ICUSBAUDIO2D)

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SPDIF OUTPUT: This external USB sound card is equipped with SPDIF digital output with AC3 (Dolby Digital) and DTS pass-through support
EXTERNAL FEATURES: Use this USB external sound card audio adapter to easily adjust the sound output with its external volume and EQ controls
SOUND CARD REPLACEMENT: This USB stereo audio adapter lets you replace an internal sound card on your laptop or PC with a small, compact device
MULTI-USE SOUND CARD: This digital audio adapter with SPDIF can be used in a variety of applications, including home-theater surround sound support
RELIABLE SUPPORT: Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty, this USB sound card has free lifetime technical support.
Add home-theater surround sound support with the integrated digital S/PDIF output
Replace an internal sound card easily with a compact external USB device
Adjust sound output easily with external volume and EQ controls

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Works almost perfect in Linux, with JACK2 and 10.3 ms latency!! This is a review of the "StarTech.com 7.1 USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card with SPDIF Digital Audio Sound Cards ICUSBAUDIO7D" card.I bought this card to do one thing -- take the input from my PS4 from TOSLINK and output it to my speakers and headphones. I figured I could use this to not only replace my laptops horrible onboard audio but also get input from the PS4 to my laptop.I am running Arch Linux, and using jack2-bus with very low latencies (10.3 ms) with this card from my Lenovo Thinkpad T520. Realtime kernel, with pulseaudio-jack running in the background.I do get about 1 xrun every 10-15 minutes, but that is most likely due to my laptop having shared IRQs all over the place. No matter what I do I can't get 0 xruns.Considering I bought this card September 16th, 2016, and it is now July 25th, 2018 as of this updated review, the card still performs without issues. For around a $30 USB card that works out of the box with no configuration this has been some real bang for the buck. 5Laptop needs to be connected to 5.1 analog speakers? Get this! I bought an HP EliteBook 755 G5 with a docking station and wanted to connect it to my existing Logitech 5.1 analog speakers. These speakers have three 3.5mm stereo jacks: Front speakers (green), Rear speakers (black), and Center/Subwoofer (orange). The laptop contains two built-in sound cards. One is only capable of 2.0 stereo and works through the 3.5" audio jacks. The other built-in sound card works only through the DisplayPort connection. For example, if you connect the laptop to a TV with audio capability or to an A/V receiver, that sound card handles that audio output. Since I have a monitor with no audio jacks or processing, I cannot take advantage of that built-in device. (There is another kind of product that could. I ll talk about it at the end of this review.)I chose StarTech because I had luck with their products in the past. This external sound card is more expensive than the cheap Chinese ones on eBay and it supports 7.1 as well as 5.1. I did NOT have to use the driver CD. I have Windows 10 1809 and it recognized the card immediately. It shows up in the Device Manager as USB Sound Device. Don t be alarmed if you check the properties and see a message under the Events tab claiming "Device requires further installation." If you look at the list, you will see that even though the entry in the list of Events might be the top one, the Timestamp is older than the entries below. This means that this message is normal and has no significant meaning at all, even though it can be confusing and previous Windows versions did not show something similar.Configuring the sound card for 5.1 (or 7.1) audio is simple. Go to the Control Panel and select Sound. Under the Playback tab, click on the Speakers for the USB Sound Device and click on the Configure button. Choose 5.1 and click the Test button to make sure everything is connected properly. Click Next. Make sure all optional speakers are selected. Click Next. If you have a satellite speaker system with a subwoofer like me, you do NOT have full-range speakers. You can verify this by plugging in the green plug into a 2.0 stereo source and listen to the sound quality. If it s sorely missing bass, then they are NOT full-range speakers. Uncheck these options. (BTW, sometimes the front speakers are full-range, but the rear speakers are not. If the rear speakers are smaller than the fronts, uncheck the rear speakers only.) Click Finish.Another option I could have tried would have been to use a device that converts the digital audio supplied over HDMI to analog. Amazon sells such a device: SKSL HDMI Digital Audio Converter. However, I would have needed to buy a DisplayPort to HDMI cable. Also, I would have to get RCA to 3.5mm adapters, too. And, that option costs a lot more.UPDATE 2019-05-15: Just wanted to say the sound quality has been superb! 5Just Okay Let's get the good stuff out of the way - It was easy to install in the PCI / USB slot - Easy to conect to speakers - Now the bad - I should have checked before I bought it so this is on me but it has no HD Audio Pins for my PC Case's Headphones and Mic jacks. That said, The sound quality is really just okay and when you try to turn it up to evn a moderate volume it feedbacks into a fairly loud hum. Strange. The volume below the feedback is pretty low - I checked all my settings, the card s settings, and sound system parameters to see where / if I had something turned down - even the EQ - Nothing was low - Same setting as with my previous Creative SB1040 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-E Sound Card - (( The reason the Audio card was replaced is due to the WIFI Card I hade failed, was only single Band and any Dual Band or even 5.0Ghz Card was only available in PCIe, The Sound Card was in one of two slots, the second is covered by a rather wide Video Card - So I had to go with a PCIe WIFI Card and get a Sound Card that fit a PCI/USB Slot )) - Glad this card was under 20 Bucks, it's garbage. I replaced it with a ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card and it is on par with the CL Audigy - and it HAS the HD Audio Pins so I can once again use my case's features. (See my review for that Card on it's Amazon Page). 2Does Not Work in Surround 5.1 in Windows 10 Did not work with Windows 10. I contacted tech support and they sent instructions to install Win 10 driver. After install and reboot, no difference. The Windows speaker test after selecting 5.1 Surround sent most of the speaker test sounds to the front left speaker. Center, left side, bass all through the left front. My surround worked perfectly with another computer entirely, so my speakers do work correctly. So I sent my reply to tech support and they asked if I installed their software. Well yes I followed the email directions. After my next email to them I got no reply. Sent the card back and ordered a Creative Labs SB board. 1Works with 7.1 surround in Windows 10 64 bit Initially I just could not get 7.1 to work with the driver from the website. I thought I did everything right but it was still not working. The tech support was top class, solved everything within 15 minutes after troubleshooting. Now for the card itself, honestly for the price point I doubt you can find anything that has support up to 7.1 surround analogue. This device uses C-Media's CM6206 chipset, so maybe go to their site and read about it before deciding if it's right for you. For simplicity I will say this, If you have a high end motherboard that has decent onboard sound this won't be worth it, if you have something low or mid tier and you want support up to 7.1 then this is the best option for the price. The sound quality is good but if you really want higher end stuff best take a look at other options. I maintain for the price this is a quality product, I've only just had this for a month so I can't say much about longevity, I will update after some time has passed although by that point this product might be reaching it's EOL. 5couldn't be simpler to set up and use OK, I'm not an audiophile looking for the realism of the concert hall. And I'm not a gamer. I was just looking for something so I could watch my YouTube videos without disturbing the Better Half watching TV (and vice versa). This fits the bill just fine - just plug in some earphones and watch your videos without disturbing others. And it is quite small - will take up virtually no room on your messy, crowded computer table.A couple of words of advice: the drivers for this thing installed in about 2 seconds after plugging it in to a USB port on my Win7 system. So fast you can miss it and think that nothing happened. But the lights came on and it had, indeed, installed successfully. #2, I couldn't get any sound out of it into my earphones. Looked back at the instructions and found where it told me that I have to change the Sound Property settings to set this as the default - click on the speaker icon on your task bar (that one that no one pays any attention to) and then on Playback Devices to set this as the default. Voila - I'm watching my YouTube videos in peace! RTFI, right??It will take you longer to unpack it than to set it up and start using it. 5More Sound For the Buck I recently purchased a new Dell computer and was surprisingly disappointed by the quality of the sound. My old Dell computer from the early 2000s sounded way better. After two weeks of making adjustments to enhance the sound quality, I couldn't take it anymore, I needed an upgrade. Since my computer was still under warranty and I didn't want to pay someone to install a new sound card, I looked for an external one. I came across the Startech external sound card. I did have one major concern, would this card be powerful enough with good sound for my huge gaming headphone. I took a chance and bought it. I installed it by just plugging into the USB port, but surprisingly it took a bit longer for the computer to recognize it which is not a big deal considering I have anti-virus/malware on my computer. After about a minute and a half, close to two minutes, the computer said the device was ready to go. I plug in my earphones. Adjusted the volume on the computer, and the device itself. I was blown away by the clarity and power of this card! It made the headphones which I have used on a newer computer even better. Music was high quality, video, and gaming was really good. I'm not into the heavy bass, but I tried it out nevertheless, I made adjustments by using the switch on the back of the unit to "bass" and then make another adjust using iTunes equalizer which has its own bass boost. Same with the treble. So there is a wide range of sound that you can make adjustments too depending upon your taste. This card was only 30 dollars which don't break the bank, and it helped salvage a brand new computer. I love this card! Thank you Startech! :) 5I'm reviewing the 7. 1 USB audio adapter. ... I'm reviewing the 7.1 USB audio adapter. This was worth the price. I have been using it for 2 years now. I recently upgraded to windows 10 and had the same issue as some of you. It wouldn't output 5.1 surround sound. Fiddling around with the settings, I finally got it to work.For those who haven't figured this out yet, here is what worked for me. Right click on the sound Icon [The default sound icon in the task-bar], and select Playback Devices. Then from the list, right click on the "USB Multi-channel audio device" and select Configure Speakers. Here, just ensure that it is set for the right speaker config [Stereo, 5.1 or 7.1]That should do it [Hopefully]. 5Very Impressed Linux User I bought this USB sound card for a small Linux Mint powered TV computer, to replace a full old power hungry computer that used to be stashed behind my TV for media center purposes. I wanted something to connect my 5.1 surround sound system and the computer did not have native surround sound capability or any possible expansion slot capabilities.I am VERY impressed with this under Linux Mint. I feared that it might not work at all or might require me to mess around with driver issues for hours, but all I had to do was go into sound preferences and set my output mode to 5.1, and viola.In fact, I like the behavior of this device better than I liked the behavior of Windows 10's surround sound on Realtek audio. This device outputs sound on my rear speakers even when I'm listening to something typical like a Twitch stream. I'd gotten sort of used to my rear speakers always being dead aside from the rare occasion that I played a movie with surround sound encoded. The new dimension to my listening experience is very welcomed and actually something I tried to do in the old setup but couldn't get working.I'm planning on picking up another one for my DJ computer for some additional sound inputs. This device is great! 5Works great with Windows 7 64 bit It works great! I have Windows 7 64 bit, I plugged it into one of my 3.0 USB hubs and plug-n-play did the rest. I did NOT use the CD that came with it. I had to change my default speakers in a couple of places, so make sure you check.I have Altec 5.1 surround computer speakers that I purchased many years ago and they are awesome! I read the reviews from people that had trouble and that made me a bit worried but I'm very glad I bought it anyway.I do feel bad for the folks that are unable to get it working. 5

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