T10 External Sound Card, PHOINIKAS USB Audio Adapter for PC Windows, Mac, Linux, Laptops, Desktops, Stereo Sound Card with 3.5mm Interface & USB Interface, Volume Control, Plug & Play (6-in-1, Black)

I have an HP Envy x360 laptop computer. It was working fine until AVG Updater installed an audio update. After the update the sound card no longer worked. AVG couldn't restore it, HP couldn't either and the computer was indicating that the sound card was no longer recognized and wasn't working. The drivers were reinstalled repeatedly. The sound card is part of the mother board so the computer which worked fine but no audio was headed for the trash. I tried to find a sound card replacement on Amazon. there were none. I stumbled on this device and bought it. Plugged it into a USB port and it immediately worked! I use 3.5mm earbuds and the sound is perfect! A speaker would probably need to be attached the same way and would sound light years better than the computer speakers anyway. I can't recommend this enough! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Love it

sound is a little canned, not the best quality, but it's tolerable

Works as it's supposed to, wish I had bought this before buying different cables to hook up my external speakers. Turned out my computer's headphone jack doesn't work.

Welp i buy this for connect my Speaker work Together at once's,after i connected,only one put on the preferent Device and not work all together, i find out the was a program free you can use for all the Speaker Device work Together (3 Max) as once's, i don't blame the seller i blame my self for not search better x__X.

I've been using a Schiit Audio Fulla mini DAC with volume control with my laptop driving a pair of 1 by One 2-way powered speakers via headphone out. The Schiit died after 3 years so I replaced it with this. Yeah, I know the Schiit is $100+ more than the PHOINIKAS. This review is only for people like me who thought I could get by with a cheaper desktop DAC solution.The PHOINIKAS was easy to use, Windows 10 recognized it immediately and I was playing music in 15 seconds. Amazing features given the price. The sound is a huge step down from the Schiit Fulla:- It has roughly 10dB lower volume gain than the Schiit- It's not a clear and clean audiophile sound like the Schiit.- The bass is present but not well defined. It drops off below about 50 Hz and sounds like it's boosted in teh 100 Hz range.- The midrange is a bit recessed and not clear. This makes the upper bass sound overly resonant and boomy.- The treble is muffled. There is no "sparkle". Hi hats are lost in the mix.- The dynamic range sounds flat and not engaging.- The sound with the PHOINIKAS is much more coarse than the Schiit with significant digital "hash."- Essentially, the sound difference between the PHOINIKAS ($13) and the Schiit ($120) reminds me of the difference between the stock stereo system in my Subaru vs when I upgraded the speakers to some proper audiophile ones.Overall the PHOINIKAS is a great product for the money but the sound quality is no more than what you'd expect for the price.

Finally got the microphone analog input jack to function, almost frustrated to the point of returning the product mainly because analog mic input was one of the features i liked most about this tech, so with one last effort went to get simple low voltage lapel mic with some adapters, and just by chance saw another mic hanging next to lapel mic, the (The Bower HD Microphone Kit), it wasn't that expensive either so, decided to buy it to test the port with also, not knowing it came with a small (CR2, 3V Battery).The lapel mic ( which was also Bower) did not seem to function or respond, the end of the lapel mic is TRRS. If you notice, in the picture, the PHOINIKAS analog mic input is supposed to be TRS, So I assumed that was why it didn't work and I did not have TRRS to TRS adapter at the time to check. So i moved on to the Bower HD Microphone, It also has a TRRS connection. When the selector switch was on phone the power indicator light was off and i got no function or response, but lone behold when i moved the selector switch to camera(REFER TO PICTURE) the power indicator light came on and analog mic function/ response was FINALLY !!! visable on the sound meter in Sound/ Sound Control Panel/ Recording Tab and was also coming through speakers and headphones out of my computer and the PHOINIKAS and sounded pretty good too! (Conclusion: microphone needs to be powered for the analog mic input on the PHOINIKAS T10 External Sound Card to function. (ALSO IMPORTANT - The Bower HD Mic has a TRRS Connection, The PHOINIKAS analog mic input calls for TRS, changing the selector switch on The Bower HD Mic from phone to camera my also change output type/connection. - For Example: phone=(TTRS) Camera=(TRS). Because i haven't been able to find data sheet yet on The Bower HD Mic, I can not say whether this functionality is occuring.) Most likely PHOINIKAS analog mic input needs a powered TRS connection. Once again the battery that came with Bower HD Mic was a CR2, 3V.------ Next Test is portable smartrig w/ 48v phantom power with RTS connection, will post results.

Worked right out of the box.