Superb value product and I'm delighted with it.
I bought this to use with a Raspberry Pi. I wanted better analogue audio out than was possible with the built in RPi sound and this was the cheapest option. It just needed to work and sound OK and I would be happy.
I can report that it works seamlessly on the RPi and is about the only RPi accessory I have bought for which this is actually true (I hear it said a lot but it's rarely that simple). No faff, no reliability problems and no messing about with weird software configs (any more than any other audio in Linux of course).
I did initially have great problems but they were not related to this product, but in the process of diagnosing the problem I did comparative testing with other audio outputs and this scores surprisingly well. For reference I used common AAC sources (128k radio streams and 250k-ish VBR files) and an Arcam amp. I found as follows in increasing order of cost and quality:
1. Raspberry Pi audio out was poorest. I found it better than FM radio but without trying I could tell the difference between this and other DACs. This was much better than I expected based on the poor reputation of RPi audio. It's really not that bad.
2. This product. Far better than the RPi and more than adequate. I could happily sit and listen to it for hours and would have no complaints (in fact I do this a lot with Radio 3 on iPlayer and it's great). The radio streams do sound marginally better on the more expensive DACs but I only noticed this because I was switching back and forth testing and listening carefully for audio glitches.
3. A USB PCM2704 board I got from eBay (£13, loose PCB no case). This sounds *amazing* and my higher rate sources did sound better. Since my application was radio and Bluetooth streaming anyway I stick with item 2 with my RPi, however for my general music applications which I run from a laptop I go with the PCM2704.
4. A Cambridge Audio DACMagic. This sounds wonderful of course but with the source and other kit there was no discernible difference from the PCM2704. Naturally I await the sarcastic comments from self-appointed audio gurus outraged at my not using FLAC. But the use case is AAC.
So I conclude that if you want a USB stereo audio DAC in 90% of cases this product is the best possible answer. If you are really uptight about your music get a 2704 or similar, it is better but it is 10x the price and not 10x better. I put a bit of black electrical tape over the LEDs as they were literally the only thing I didn't like about this item.
Not "3D 7.1" in any way useful to me but I don't care about that. Best of all the seller actually sent me 3 so they are almost free.
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- Plug the Sound Adapter into your USB port, and then plug your headphones into the Adapter.
- 7.1 Channel sound without the investment in a whole set of speakers!
- Tired of trying to stretch your cables around the back of your computer? Plug this Adapter into a USB port on the front, and use the headphone jack (for output) or the miniphone jack (for input).
- The USB Virtual 7.1 Channel Sound Adapter is a highly flexible audio interface which can be used either with desktop or notebook systems.
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TOOGOO(R) 7.1 Channel USB External Sound Card Audio Adapter
Comes bundled with Xear 3D Sound simulation software, and turns your stereo speaker or earphones into a 7.1 channel environment!
USB2.0 Full-Speed (12Mbps) Specification USB HID Class Specification 1.1 USB Audio Device Class Specification 1.0 USB bus-powered, no external power required.
Technical Specification 100% New 7.1 Channel External USB Audio Sound Card Adapter USB2.0 Full-Speed Specification
Connectors: USB Type A, Stereo output jack, mono miniphone input jack USB bus-powered, no external power required
LED indicators: miniphone-Mute Status, Activity No drivers required for Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / 7 / Server 2003 / Vista, Linux, MacOS
Dimensions: 2.25" x 1.0" x 0.50"
Package include:1X External Sound Card Audio Adapter
Note:Light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing. The measurement allowed error is +/- 1-3cm.
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Top international reviews
Srishtii
Doesn't even work
Reviewed in India on 15 May 2018Verified Purchase
REAL DUGUAY
ne fonctionne pas
Reviewed in Canada on 22 March 2020Verified Purchase
Lou
unschlagbar gut.
Reviewed in Germany on 22 August 2018Verified Purchase
MD farman
perfect
Reviewed in India on 4 July 2018Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Awesome stuff ! Enhances the music output.
Reviewed in India on 2 June 2018Verified Purchase
maneesh
It does the job.
Reviewed in India on 24 October 2018Verified Purchase
R Viens
Controle efficacement le son d'un PC
Reviewed in Canada on 15 July 2019Verified Purchase
Snafu2014
cheap and it works
Reviewed in Canada on 7 November 2014Verified Purchase
Samarth Asija
Not durable at all.
Reviewed in India on 17 January 2019Verified Purchase
shasi k.
Value for money
Reviewed in India on 6 May 2019Verified Purchase
Sapta
Not recommend
Reviewed in India on 31 May 2019Verified Purchase
RAMACHANDRAN K
Two Stars
Reviewed in India on 21 April 2018Verified Purchase
Ashok
Having problem in the product
Reviewed in India on 3 November 2019Verified Purchase
CARLOS GOMEZ NARCIA
excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on 9 January 2018Verified Purchase
Meraj
Really it's too good product in cheap price
Reviewed in India on 4 March 2018Verified Purchase