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StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter

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StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
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Rating: 9.1/10
Jayki@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/05/15
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:*uses up one of my precious four usb slots

Pros:*comes with extension cable*nice design - both microphone and headphone jacks
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The headphone jack in my laptop got nudged out of place, so I only get sound out of one side of my headphones at a time. This was the perfect solution. It does exactly as advertised - plug it into a usb slot, wait a few seconds for it to do its thing and connect, and then you've got a new usb jack ready to go. Sound quality is just as good as before. I love the fact it comes with an extension cable, although now I only have one spare usb slot at any given time. But I'm sure there's neat little gadgets to help that problem, too.
Josh_F@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/17/14
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:Price

Pros:Works great, plug-in and play, no extra software/drivers needed
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Does exactly what it's meant to do with no hassle, but I can't help but feel that over $20 is a bit steep for a very basic usb sound card.
Robert_F@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/02/14
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:USB extenstion cable is a bit short.

Pros:It just works.
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This puppy uses the C-Media CM108 audio controller. I bought it to use in my Kubuntu Linux system. Works great, no problems, no drivers needed.
ross_w@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/20/13
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:pricematch for best deal

Pros:good build quality. Easy set-up
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good quality and easy to install. Nice sound and no extra unneeded software
Ahmed_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/10/13
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:Noticeable hiss. Makes a popping sound when plugging in.

Pros:Easy to install. Works well for systems without 3.5mm jack for mic and earphones/speakers. Comes with an extender so you don't have it getting in the way of your other USB devices. No bloated software to install to get the drivers.
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Well priced and easy to setup. Drivers are required for this so it's not plug and play. Driver installation does require a restart. No bloated software either which is a big plus for me!
Gixxer@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/22/12
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons:None

Pros:PriceQuality
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Purchased so I can use my PC360's on my PS3, I got it price matched for under $14. So far they work and work fine, sound quality isn't too bad either.
Obi@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/30/10
StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB Black Audio Adapter
Cons: Feels flimsy, large size for what it does.

Pros: Cheap, works on MacBook
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Purchased two of these to be used with Sennheiser PC161 Aka PC160 Gaming Stereo Headset. It works as expected with no surprises.
H.I
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Review Date: 04/19/10
A great solution
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I have my monitor and desktop about 10 feet apart. I have all the wires hidden. I needed to add speakers and I did not want to worry about the wires. Plugged in the adaptor to my USB monitor and sound worked great.
Dave
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Review Date: 04/08/10
Excellent
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I always dread crawling under the desk. This makes it easy.
BUY IT!!!!!!!
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Review Date: 02/22/10
Completely awesome product
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This audio jack is great. Plug it in and go. My son's computer had a non-functional sound car. 2 minutes out of the box and this adapter had him up and running. Thanks for an innovative product!
Johnny
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Review Date: 01/29/10
Connect it, connect in it, this is it!
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This device allows buying low priced phone headset that do the job instead of expensive kits wit an included USB card. More: the cable supplied protects the device that hangs from the USB port instead of jutting out the PC.
Paul
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Review Date: 01/20/10
Works great
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What can I say, it does what it was advertised to do. Much simpler and faster then opening up a PC case, fitting cards, cables, etc.
LongDeepEared
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Review Date: 01/14/10
Decent for the price
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Nothing overly special about this unit. I hooked it up to my Win7 portable, plugged in my external speakers, and the sound is as good as my connecting directly to my laptop (whose jack is inaccessible when in my docking station). I noticed some periodic, audible interference from something other than my cell phone. I haven't figured it out and it may be solved by moving the speaker cable but didn't have this same problem when direct connected to my laptop. For the price, I'm very pleased
Alan
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Review Date: 01/04/10
This is great!
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My mom's HP laptop is just over a year old and the sound card died. She skypes with her family around the world and she was looking at an expensive repair or replacement. I ordered this hoping it would work and I was amazed! I tried it on XP, Vista and Windows 7. It worked every time AND without installing drivers on each operating system. Thanks !
DIMAN
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Review Date: 11/10/09
Works great!
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The device replaced a busted headphones jack on my laptop. It works nicely.
joyfulrn
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Review Date: 10/15/09
Exactly what I needed
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I ordered this adapter to use on my computer at work, because I didn't have a sound card. It works great. I just took it out of the box and inserted it into the usb port, then plugged my speakers into the adapter. Easy for anyone to use. It was exactly what I needed. Thanks for a great product and price.
allen_predmore@yahoo.com
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Review Date: 10/14/09
works fine
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But dont buy to connect your speakers to wont work, they are for head phones only, good for quick fix, would not purchase again
yzark
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Review Date: 06/29/09
good stuff fast delivery
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really helpful when you laptop sound card had burned
usb audio
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Review Date: 06/18/09
Good product good price
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Ordered this to make up for the lack of a sound card in my workstation. hooked up an inexpensive pair of speakers and it soulds great.
oddis
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Review Date: 06/15/09
best product for me
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I am not computer smart I only had my lap top a year. A virus messed my lap top up. I used my lap top for work and to play music and XM radio. My ear jack went out, I was told about the USB adapter I called around and checked everybody wanted more. I found your adapter and store order it got it when said put it in and it works like a charm. THANK YOU MUCH ODDIS LEWIS PS ANYTHING I NEED YOU GUYS ARE MY CHOICE
vwra
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Review Date: 05/10/09
Simple, effective, no-brainer
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Worked right out of the package on either Win2K or XP and gives portability as bonus. Well worth it for the few bucks.
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