
Sound Quality Build Quality Portable

Great product. On board audio quit. Purchased this card and audio works fine now.

-Sounds are much crisper and sharper. Bass also sounds deeper without distortion. Be sure to use 'direct mode' to utilize the best of the card. I'm not sure how to explain it, everything just sounds better! I haven't bought a sound card since 2007 but I figured I would soup up my new pc as much as possible - absolutely no regrets at all. I'll never go back to on-board audio ever again!

got it to replace a USB dac that kept having connectivity issues. being on the board this is more reliable and does the job as being an rca line out to an headphone amp

I brought this because my mother board sound card was dying and was unable to install an internal card due to my graphics card being mounted vertically in my case preventing access to the card slots. This little device was easy to connect and use having noticeably better sound quality than the original mother board audio before it developed issues.

* Easily installed and accessed * Drivers are up-to-date * Amazing sound quality (Note: I use ATH-m50x headphones) * Sleek, minimalist design on the card in-tower * Usable with a more wide array of input and output cords * Directional sound is absolutely ridiculous. My COD abilities went through the roof after this purchase. * Deep bass you can feel, punchy drums, beautiful trebles * PCIe format keeps the table-top clutter to a minimum, as opposed to other amp and dac combos * The audio control module adds a layer of instantaneous, "analog" control that I absolutely love.

Got this because it's compatible with Windows 98 Upon boot, Win 98 detected it, it installed a PCE-E to PCI bridge chip driver. I had to install the driver manually after, but that's just Windows 98 being bad.

Inexpensive Great value Allowed me to use my Logitech 5.1 speakers

The Asus Sabertooth Z77 motherboard audio (Realtek) would not work with Windows 10 no matter what driver I tried. This little USB2 device worked immediately and there is a nice Control Panel available for download. The sound is very good.

- It's super cheap - Install is plug-n-play on Windows 10. No driver installation! - Works great, sounds good and hassle-free



It is a bit better in sound quality than alc1200 in my motherboard. The software is very handy for games especially. The most improvement is in Mic sound, it is very clear with this card.


- The part near the USB plug is rubber. Makes it easier to grip when plugging in/out. - Slim and lightweight

It usually takes me a very long time to actually buy something these days. I'll check reviews for hours and still not buy the item if there's negative critiques, even when most are positive. In this case this is coming from personal opinion all specs aside. This little box is pretty good... I'm surprised at it's performance straight out of the box. I usually believe you get what you pay for but this time just a little more than I expected. It took kinda long for shipping but nothing like (wish) and it may just be me I have expectations from newegg (awesome shipping). If you need a better sound solution than the current #@#$ you got than this is a great buy!!!

Right out of the box it has been working just fine for me. Clear audio highs and lows. I'm using it via optical and it works perfectly. The small form factor was nice as well. More breathing room for my GPU.


Gives computer whole new feeling...especially with my 7.1 surround sound. I can hear a big difference from onboard sound. Way worth it.

Easy to Install Quality of sound is amazing Software to control is not overly confusing, and you can just switch to direct audio.