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How has it managed to escape me, immersed in tech every day for many years, that there is such a thing as a USB soundcard? Crazy how things can slip through th
by rezeroed 8y ago
How has it managed to escape me, immersed in tech every day for many years, that there is such a thing as a USB soundcard? Crazy how things can slip through the cracks, be so close yet missed.
- opencl 8y agoThey're the same thing as the headphone dongles that most new phones these days need to output audio.
- spookthesunset 8y agoThere are tons of them too with all kinds of different attributes (multi channel, spdif, etc)
- tracker1 8y agoThey're definitely useful. Also, even at the low end, often better than onboard simply because they get so much less interference. There are also some really nice higher end options if you ever want to do multi-channel mixing/capture. Aside: for anyone considering a hackintosh, USB audio is about your best bet in this space.
- ghostly_s 8y agoNote these are often called by other names ('soundcard' is not very descriptive to me because they look nothing like the PCI cards you're imagining installing in your desktop PC). A 'USB audio adapter' or 'USB DAC' are the same thing.
- 0-_-0 8y agoThey usually work with your phone as well