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Your cart is empty.This USB Audio adapter converts a USB port to an audio port, letting you add a headset and microphone to your computer without the need to unplug other devices. Compliant with USB 2.0 and USB audio device specification 1.0, the USB audio adapter couldn't be any simpler to install. It's as easy as connecting the adapter to an available USB 2.0 port, then connecting your audio devices to the provided 3.5 mm audio ports as needed. Compatible with most versions of Windows and Mac operating systems, the adapter integrates into virtually any computer environment, and provides superb sound quality and convenience. Note: The ICUSBAUDIOB supports mono, and not stereo microphone input.
Françoise
Reviewed in France on September 30, 2015
Je suis très contente du produit ! Avec cet adaptateur, j'ai maintenant une entrée et une sortie audio sur mon ordinateur.
Blits
Reviewed in France on January 2, 2014
Pour le prix, il fait le minimum de ce qu'on peut en attendre. Utile notamment quand on a un souci avec le port intégré (j'ai cassé une prise jack dans le mien)
Rob
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
This is a very nice, well-made, handy little device. It is perfectly adequate for desktop speaker applications and for casual listening in headphones. But the signal-to-noise ratio is not suited for uses beyond that. Considering the price, it's still a good value.RECOMMENDATION: For a high-quality device, try the Behringer UCA202 Digital Audio Conversion Module. At $29.99, it's more than twice the price, but hardly a bank-breaker. It is a real audio device with real audio specs. It's worth every penny (and a lot more).
S. Karcher
Reviewed in France on November 6, 2013
Cette carte son a un bon rendu.Points forts :- reconnue de suite sous Windows 7- rallonge USB fournie au cas ou les ports sont trop rapprochés comme c'est le cas chez moi- ajout d'une entrée pour micro stéréo- drivers disponible sur mini CD ainsi que sur le site WEB du fabricantPoints Faibles :- notice fournie en anglais, mais disponible en français sur le site du fabricant.Je recommande ce produit a qui aura besoin d'une entrée sortie audio propre et simple
Fée Morgane
Reviewed in France on October 18, 2013
Je viens d’essayer cette carte en USB2 sur mon portable Toshiba satellite A 110 dont la partie son est déplorable.L’installation est automatique sous Windows 7 mais la notice est en anglais et Windows 8 n’y est pas mentionné .J’ai branché la carte sur l’amplificateur de ma chaine hi-fi ( pioneer A656 et enceintes JM Lab). le son est tout à fait convenable, équivalent à ce que j’obtenais avec mon ancien Macbook. L’intérêt supplémentaire c’est que cela ajoute une entrée ligne stéréo à mon portable qui en était dépourvu.La rallonge USB est utile quand les ports USB sont trop rapprochés comme ceux qui sont à l’arrière de mon pc.
Shopper ☺
Reviewed in France on October 17, 2013
Clef USB très pratique lorsque l'on possède qu'une prise micro placée derrière son unité centrale et que l'accessibilité à celle-ci est gênée par le peu de place, l'unité centrale se trouvant dans une "niche" de bureau.Branchée sur une prise USB en façade cela devient ainsi plus confortable, de plus sous W7 même pas besoin d'installer des pilotes, la clef est reconnue automatiquement et devient prête à l'emploi !Insérez la clef, puis branchez les "jacks" de votre micro et/ou de votre casque sur la clef et c'est opérationnel ! Parfait !A l'intérieur de la boîte du produit, il y a aussi un petit manuel et un petit CD avec des pilotes dans le cas où vous devez quand même en installer suivant votre Système d'exploitation.Et si vraiment ça ne marche pas, vous pouvez aussi vous rendre sur le site constructeur qui est également sélectionnable en langue française et télécharger les pilotes en adéquation avec votre OS !
ReadAllDay
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2012
I have a desktop computer with a tower on the floor. To plug in a beloved old pair of headphones that had a large plug, I had an adapter that would accept the large plug in one end and plug into the audio output on the front of my computer with a small plug on the other end. This worked for a while, but then one of my headphones went silent. I did some pushing and shoving of plugs and the other headphone went silent. I guess I broke something in the audio ouput hole, as no other headphones would work, either.Looking for online help, it seemed that this was not an easy thing to fix. I was stuck without sound at night or during times when anyone else was around who might not want to listen to what I was listening to, unless I turned my speakers very low and sat with my ear to the speaker. This did not work well, as I didn't get clear enough sound to understand words.Enter the Startech USB to Stereo Audio External Sound Card! Somehow I found it on Amazon and bought it. I couldn't get it to work at first. So I phoned Startech.com. I reached Jeff W., who was very pleased to troubleshoot with me. He told me how to change a setting to get this external sound card recognized: In Windows 7, he had me right click on the little speaker icon in the tool tray - the one that is for "speakers," not the one specific to my sound card. (This item is actually a sound card, so the internal sound card settings don't control it.) Then click on "playback devices," and set the new device as the default. I also asked Jeff to help me set it so the speakers go silent if I plug in the headphones and then the speakers go on if I unplug the headphones. I really didn't want to have to go into settings every time I transitioned between the headphones and the speakers. I think this setting was specific to my internal sound card. Sorry I can't be more specific; I tried a lot of settings!It was the Friday evening before Labor Day, and Jeff W. stayed late to help me. He was very patient and knowledgeable. My notes from the conversation say that the plate in front of the computer with the audio input hole is called the "speaker output header" and might be attached to the motherboard. It could be attached to the computer case, so the fix could be a new case for the computer.I'm very glad I could use this easy little plug to fix my computer headphone capability! I get clear sound in my headphones with no noticeable distortion or loss of volume. The transition between headphones and speakers and back again is smooth. This external sound card is plugged into a USB receptacle on the front of the computer, next to the broken audio output. This external sound card with the headphones plugged into it (I'm back to modern headphones with a small plug) sticks out a little less than 3 inches.
Jimmy
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2012
It works well enough. The sound quality is good, sometimes better than the onboard card, but there is some barely noticeable noise when the system volume was turned up higher. The volume was very loud but it was easy to turn down in the settings panel.However the construction quality is poor. Most of the metal of the USB port doesn't actually extend into the plastic case, so it bends very easily. This shouldn't have been a problem, but the short USB extension cable that came with it (to prevent bending) was cheap and became unusable within days.Just today, the adapter finally came apart. I pulled it out and I was left with the USB port in the computer and the plastic case in my hand, with three metal prongs sticking out. It still works if I put them back together but the contact is very poor. The slightest movement and it will disconnect.I would not recommend this product. If you use it with a laptop it is likely to fall apart, with a desktop you should get an internal soundcard.
I. Katz
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2011
I'm actually kind of surprised by how good this thing sounds (I just got it today -- product matches the picture). Based on some product reviews of other inexpensive USB sound cards (like the "3D sound" ones), I expected a lot of buzzing and humming to come out of the speakers as soon as I plugged it in. Instead, I can turn up the volume all the way on the speakers without hearing any unwanted noise come out of this thing. All I needed was voice quality, but this sounds great (to my ears, its crystal clear) for music too.Windows 7 installed it without the need for the included driver disk.The construction of the audio jacks isn't flimsy, but neither is it as high of quality as you'd find on your laptop or PC audio jacks. I have not tested the microphone.Also, there is a slight skip in the audio every few seconds, but not at regular intervals. I can't blame the sound card though... Long story, but I bought this sound card to work with a virtual PC (VirtualBox, if you care) that's installed on my laptop: laptop runs Ubuntu, virtual PC runs windows 7. Using VirtualBox's emulated audio hardware has a lot of problems with delays and skips, which is why I bought the USB sound card in the first place; now, I just let the virtual PC use the USB sound card instead of the on-board one. The StarTech hardware doesn't have the delay/skip problem anywhere near as much as the emulated hardware. Anyway, I can't rule out the possibility that the virtual PC is behind the audio skips. That said, the skips are minor, and this thing sounds much better than I expected it to. So, 4 stars from me.
M. H. Tritter
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2009
At the time of my writing, there are only 2 other reviews; one who's worked perfectly and loved it and one who's didn't and hated it. I would have hesitated, therefore, to buy this for myself, but had seen a majority of very positive reviews for this product on Newegg (Amazon offered free super saver shipping when purchasing with another item, so I saved over $6 using Amazon!). Mine arrived, plugged in, works 100% and quality is perfect (complete silence when no audio is being played, as opposed to my built-in motherboard audio which was always static filled). No drivers needed, Windows 7 saw it and installed it. Excellent for Skype. Nothing else to say, a great product.
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