( 3 reviews )
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Posted: May 17 2009
I received this card Friday afternoon, and after uninstalling my old SoundMax software (easier said than done) and disabling my lousy on-board audio, I plugged in the USB cable and the device. Imagine my surprise when all my USB devices no longer functioned! Not even my self-powered hub! No mouse, no keyboard, nothing worked. I unplugged the sound card, and all was well again. Thinking I had a bad card, I was all ready to contact Amazon and get an RMA and send it back. Then I thought to plug in just the cable without the card, and same results. Obviously there was a short in the cable that was dragging down my USB ports. After using one of my own cables, I found that the card works well. The software has some nice settings, and by tweaking it a little, was able to get some very good sound through my older Cambridge speaker system. It sounds as well as, or maybe a little better than, my old SB Live! external sound card. Other than the defective cable, I am very satisfied with the sound card itself. If it hadn't been for the cable, I would have given it 5 stars.
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Posted: Sep 26 2007
If you're looking for a cheap sound card that works and that you don't have to install then this is the one. There is a slight lag when the sound card initially receives data which only lasts for half a second or so due to the USB connection. It works great for movies, songs, and games. It is a good buy.
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Posted: Sep 9 2007
Really nice product. The only annoying thing is the red light. Though is to let you know the card is working, it shouldnt be too flashy. Besides that, the software and the controls are easy to use. Recommended for any notebook user that wish to have good quality 5.1 sound with their system without expending money on a expensive pcmcia(pc card) or express card sound card(that actually requires another adapter for the card to be able to use 5.1 speakers, so yeah, too expensive). This will work on any desktop computer as well, but you can get a better internal sound card at the same price or less. Anyways, newer desktop computers already come with integrated 5.1 sound card, so is not really necessary to add one.
