Features:

  • Connectors: USB Type-A, Stereo output jack, mono Microphone-Input jack.
  • Driverless for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/server 2003/Vista/7/8/Linux/Mac OSX.
  • USB bus-powered, no external power required.
  • Reverse compliant with USB Audio device class Specification 1.0
School tablet saver

The children at my daughter's elementary school have all been issued tablet devices over the past 3 years. Now these devices are breaking. Namely, the headphone ports are breaking down. My daughter kept bringing home notes that she needed new headphones, but they weren't solving the problem, and she named three classmates in the same situation. It seems the port is a weak point and the school lacks the resources to get them fixed (when you even can convince the teacher it's the port and not the headphones.). My husband noticed the tablets have a USB port, so he bought this adapter and hooray, my daughter is no longer getting grief from her teacher because the volume on her tablet is too loud. We're trying to get the word out to her friends' parents now!

Works great; I did have to mess with Windows' audio dialogs a little (not this device's fault)

I bought this adapter because my Windows 10 laptop couldn't seem to understand a microphone plugged into the combination mic+headset plug. I've found simple PC adapters are often too cheap to work properly - not in this case: it works great! Pluses: Nicely fixes the problem of not having separate mic and speaker plugs on my laptop. Nice quality audio for playing audio, making video calls, and recording screen sessions (I have a professional recorder for making CD-quality recordings). Minus: It took a little fiddling around with Windows Playback Devices, Recording Devices, and Audio Setup dialogs to get it to work - but that seems to be Windows' fault, not this device's fault. The most puzzling was that I had to set up the Speech Recognition before I could simply record audio from this new device - again, I blame Windows 10. Overall it's perfect for me.

works great on Ubuntu 16.04

I recently installed Ubuntu Linux on my mini-htpc computer, which worked fine, except that the HDMI audio wasn't working. From doing some research, I discovered that I could purchase a USB sound adapter, that worked with Linux. Plugged it in, ran a 'pulseaudio --kill', to reset the sound, and my system was then able to detect this new usb audio output device. Alternatively, if you simply reboot your machine with the device plugged in, it will most likely autodetect the device during the startup process. The only downside is that the audio is now routed to a set of standalone speakers, instead of through my TV's speakers, but that is not a fault of this adapter.

inexpensive and worked perfectly fine. best 7 dollars ive ever spent on pc components

I have an asus xonar essence stx sound card in my computer. (which is a fairly high end internal all in one sound card) For years i would get this buzzing noise that came through my mic, being heard by those i was talking to. It would come and go at varying levels of loudness,(my friends said it sounded like a wailing goat.) It became a meme amongst my friends "trey your goat is unhappy" "oh the goat's back" etc etc but i just couldn't figure it out. I tried so many things to fix it. Form extra hardware like higher end cables and ground loop isolators, to emi blocking solutions. I just couldn't believe this expensive sound card was the problem, especially given how great it was at everything else. Found out the card itself has great emi shielding everywhere EXCEPT around the mic port (lol.. ok then???) finally i gave in, ready to trash my card but before i did, i bought this dongle. it separates my input (computer mic) from the sound card and my goat is dead, yay!

Perfect for Linux

It was plug and play for Linux Mint 18.1, and almost certainly previous versions. I laugh when I consider how much time I spent trying to make the Realtek audio work on my motherboard. All I needed was $6.99 to get this dongle. I use "pulse audio" so scripting the volume from a command file is accomplished this way: $ pactl set-sink-volume 9 -5% # lowers volume by 5%, also accepts +10%, 20db, 50%, or multiplier e.g. 1.1 . The 9 was obtained by typing "pactl list" and searching for "USB Audio Device". In my case, it was listed as "Sink #9". The audio quality is "good", but you may find better. Some of the reviews also complain about low microphone input. Haven't tried. Perfect for me.

Worked great with my PC and Mac

I bought this for my Mac because I wanted to record and be able to listen to monitor headphones at the same time, and this worked great. Having two jacks instead of the standard Apple single jack was really nice. So I got a little Lenovo for running a music program at meets, Took it to a meet and hooked it up, and nothing happened. Doh! Luckily I threw this in the bag. Hooked it up and it worked perfectly. I did need internet access for the PC to recognize the adapter, but once I got that and restarted, all was good. I suddenly had sound on the PC. I switched back and forth between the MacBook and the PC at the meet over four days and didn’t once have a problem. Sound at the meet was great. As noted on another review, it is a little big, so I plugged it into a usb hub when I needed to. No issues there. It really is a great tool that gives you value for the price. In light of what I needed, I might buy another so I can have one at the desk in the house and one in the bag if I travel. For me, this was money well spent.

Now my microphone works

***UPDATE FEBRUARY 02, 2017*** Now there have been multiple comments on this review stating that there has been a drop in quality with these Sabrent USB External Stereo Sound Adapter. There have been reports of distorted sounds when using the microphone. While I do stand by my original review, I felt it was right to add these new findings, since this review is rated as the top comment and will most likely be seen by future customers. ***ORIGINAL OCTOBER 25, 2015*** I had a damaged microphone port on my computer, so unfortunately, Neewer® 2X 3.5mm Hands Free Computer Clip on Mini Lapel Microphone (2X Lapel Microphone) that I had bought wasn't working. I had bought that cheapo mic because I had so many complaints about my built-in mic being grainy and unpleasant to listen to. So I got the new mic, and it didn't work on my computer. I even tested the mic on other computers, which it worked perfectly. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the microphone jack must of been damaged and the the signal wasn't going through. I bought this guy for like $6, plugged it in, and now it works flawlessly. For those who are curious, yes, you can set your speakers to still use your built in sound system, and not use the USB. Just go into Windows Sound settings and change it. In the Playback tab, make your built in speakers the default, and then go to the Recording tab and then make the USB the default for the microphone. I attached pictures so you know what it looks like. USB audio is the Sabrent. Now I did test the audio capacity too, just to see how it was, and it sounds find. You can plug your headphones into the green port. I attached some pictures to give an idea of size, and how I use it. Here is my recommendation. The thing is bulky compared to most USB devices, which given the fact that it is doing it's own processing makes sense. Try to make sure you have the set-up to where it doesn't get yanked. I can see that being bad. I received it October 17, 2015. If it breaks or anything like that, I'll try to remember to update this review of when it happened, how rough I was being on it, etc. As of right now, this is a stationary computer with a mic that I never take off the desk, so I can't imagine it getting damaged anytime soon. Green = headphone jack. Pink = Microphone Jack.

TL;DR Plug in and Play

TL;DR (Too, Long; Didn't Read) Version Bought to fix a broken audio port. The good - Cheap and simple alternative/fix for a broken audio port that would have cost a couple of hundred dollars to get fixed. - Simple and easy to use. Just plug it in and your computer will automatically install the necessary driver (took less than 30 seconds). - Sound quality is comparable to your regular audio port output. - The connector uses USB Type-A; Stereo output jack and Mono microphone-input jack. - No external power required. - Driverless and compatible for Windows 98SE/10/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/8/Linux/Mac OSX. The bad - Only compatible with computers with a USB port (that means Apple users with the new model laptop would need an adapter. - It is quite bulky to plug-in and sticks out (like any adapter). Great for stationary uses or connected to a work station. Is it worth it? Yes. It is cheap and an easy to use device to get your audio output from your computer. Your Answers, Our Questions: Do I need to have built-in sound card in my laptop to use this? No. This USB jack is all the hardware/software you need. Will this work with Windows 10? Yes. it will work with Windows 98SE/10/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/8/Linux/Mac OSX. I should plug in the sabrent usb external stereo sound adapter into my computer and then my headphones right? Yes. Allow the USB to install the necessary drivers first before you use the headphones.

Cheap and it works with decent sound

Small, inexpensive, sounds OK, and it works! I record audio at Sunday morning church service. There was a bit of a buzz which is common when using a laptop's internal sound ports, so I bought this to isolate the problem. Still have a small background noise, but I was able to figure out it's coming from the mixer instead of the laptop. This was plug 'n play with no additional drivers necessary on Windows 10. Just works! I'm not an audiophile, but this seems to produce decent audio quality both on the input and output. Pro tip: Windows lets you name your audio devices. This one is now named "USB Thingy" -Sound settings -Select input, hit [Properties] -Rename in the box at the top then hit [OK]

Plug & Play worked to fix Win10 PC onboard sound that quit

Several years ago I gave my elderly mom a hand-me-down pc. It's nothing special but it allowed her to do whatever she does online just fine. It upgraded itself from WinXP to Wn10 a couple years ago when Microsoft was pushing that out. No big deal. A couple months ago my mom asked me to come over and figure out why she no longer had sound. I brought with me a spare set of speakers I knew worked as I figured that her tiny pair gave out, but that wasn't it. Tried troubleshooting the audio but turned out the mobo's onboard sound was just dead. So I jumped on Amazon to see about getting her the cheapest sound card I could find and saw this. I was skeptical a USB device was going to work but for what it cost was worth a shot. Ordered it delivered to my mom's house. A couple days later it arrived and my mom called to say it was working. I was surprised she even tried to hook it up herself instead of calling me to come do it. she said she plugged it in and plugged the speaker plug into the hole that matched the color and it just worked. Nothing else to do. I swing by to check it out. It's not as loud as the old onboard sound used to be but fine for her purposes. doesn't get any easier than this. If my 75yr old mom can do it you can too.

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