StarTech.com 7.1 USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card with SPDIF Digital Audio 7.1 channels 16 bit USB
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Price: £45.95
Brand: Startech
Description: 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 K Hz and 48 K Hz sampling rates for analog playback and recording or 48 K Hz for SPDIF.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. Note: The audio adapters SPDIF optical pass-through port supports two-channel audio this port does not support 5.1 or 7.1 audio. The Star Tech. Com Advantage. - Full 7.1 audio output support in a compact and portable external sound card. - Connect to external speakers through 3.5mm mini-jacks or optical S/PDIF. - Backed by a Star Tech. Com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support. Startech StarTech.com 7.1 USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card with SPDIF Digital Audio 7.1 channels 16 bit USB - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Computer Components
Merchant: Quzo
Product ID: 38740
Delivery time: Next Day
Delivery cost: 0
MPN: ICUSBAUDIO7D
EAN: 0065030835466
Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5
Review: a replacement for creative sound blaster thx which did not cope with windows 10 updates no product support from creative. I am very impressed with the sound quality crisp and good bass. most importantly excellent telephone support was quick and very knowledgeable would totally recommend Startech well done I am now listening to music again.
Author: Tony T.
Rating: 1
Review: This seemed like a practical solution as my PC won't take a full size sound card and I suspect the onboard sounds are not the best. My sound system is based on an optical/SPDIF from the pc to the amp. I did read in reviews, but not in the makers description, that the SPDIF in and out is "through" only and assumed I was misunderstanding what was written but no, the optical in/out is connected to itself with no function on the sound card. What is the point of including this HiRes connector is it's just a dummy? This is mentioned in the small leaflet that comes in the box however. I also note from the instructions that the software was written for Win7 at the latest when the booklet was printed. Perhaps an update as it's still for sale? I'm not going to return this and I doubt I shall attempt to connect it either based on the customer experience of the software issues. My fault, read everything. An update, and I'm re rating it down to 1 star because there isn't a no stars score. I connected this to my pc and downloaded the drivers for win 10. The software installation couldn't find the hardware even though the computer recognised it and showed that a signal was being sent to the unit. Multiple attempts later, the entire music directory of mp3 and FLAC files on my pc can't be opened. On to utube so to check there. I have my headphones connected to the headphone socket (usb to computer) and, nothing. Just to have a go, I put the headphone socket into the 2.1 surround socket and hey presto, sound. Appalling sound and super loud with all the attenuation using the onboard vol controls, between 1 and 3, after that full volume all the way. This is irrelevant anyway because the 3.5mm jack sockets are so cheap that the plug wouldn't stay in. I uninstalled and repeated the process several times, always with the same results until the last time when I couldn't access any audio from the pc at all using the existing outboard amp (actually, the files couldn't be opened). It's fixed now after an hour of reinstalling audio and other drivers. What a complete and utter piece of sh......
