StarTech ICUSBAUDIO USB 2.0 to Audio Adapter

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $14.22

Features:

• Adapter turns USB port into two audio jacks
• Supports the USB audio device specification 1.0
• Compliant with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
• Compatible with Windows 98SE and up, and Mac OS 9.x and later
• Backed by a 1-year warranty

Customer Reviews:

horrible output sound quality [Posted on 2008-09-02]
I bought this item after reading the reviews, hoping that the sound output would be better than those chinese $4 devices you can find anywhere with shipping included. my suspicion now is that this item is in fact that same device in a different plastic case (which by the way is not a quality case either).

the output sound quality is horrendous, lacking definition and response in the high end of the spectrum. no amount of fiddling with software or external EQs can rescue the sound to an acceptable quality level. also, when wave and mixer volumes are maxed out (the default setting) the device saturates horribly.

I'm not an audiophile but I have good hearing and pay attention to detail. the device delivers unacceptable performance for music playback (including movie viewing IMHO) but could be used for voice or game sound effects. or for any use if you have a dirt-cheap speaker system.

I haven't tested the input.

also note that I got this item in black, not white as shown.

Arrived DOA [Posted on 2008-09-17]
Maybe I got a bad unit but I received my item promptly and was disappointed to find out that every computer I tried it in said the device was defective and could not be recognized. The driver CD was no help and there are no drivers online.

I returned it and purchased the Turtle Beach solution which cost $5 more and have been quite content with the alternative device's performance.

Have a good sound but it's a little crash with Vista [Posted on 2008-09-24]
This USB SOUND works fine when it works , but if don't, you get a pain in the..... because sometimes windows vista doesn't recognize the USB device and sometimes a message error appears: Cmsnxeye stop working......
well I had to erase all the files with that name and I had to plug and unplug the USB SOUND and it stars to work and fine.... great sound with 5.1 speakers

Horrible sound [Posted on 2008-11-17]
I just got this device, because my mac's output port is distorting a little, and thought a good idea to just have a passive USB audio card too bypass the native port. What i heard one connected just startled me: What a horrible piece of gear! no highs, too much bass and no mids, this device deserves not to be manufactured again.

Great Product! [Posted on 2008-11-25]
This product was very easy to install and use on my iBook that did not have a audio input. I am back in business and can finish recording my music from my microphone. Thanks for this low price fix to my old computer.

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