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    USB sound card?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Kiol, Aug 13, 2012.

  1. Kiol

    Kiol Notebook Consultant

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    What is the general opinion on those, I'm looking for something small that I can easily carry in a bag.

    If the difference between an USB and the integrated sound card are barely noticeable I rather just get a real external sound card.

    This is for a P150em
    Thanks
     
    Kiol, Aug 13, 2012
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  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    The only reason to get one is if you intend to use it for an actual external 5.1 surround sound system and not the fake version through the headphone port.

    I love my X-fi Sound Blaster and picked it up for only £30 in the UK and it produces great sound for my logitech system. Also its pretty small and compact.

    creative_sound-blaster_x-fi_surround.jpg
     
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  3. Zymphad

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    I use a dongle on the go, the X-Fi Go! is fine, not a fan of Creative but it was on sale. I know Asus has a Xonar USB dongle and so does TurtleBeach. I'd probably go with Asus if price was not an issue.

    For home, I use a dual Wolfson WM8741 DAC :D
    DACs | Wolfson Microelectronics
     
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  4. ronaldo0o90

    ronaldo0o90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    you can look at asus xonar u3 its a thumb usb (so very small), and very popular here, read many positive feedback about it and it cost around 60USD. To be honest I did not try it yet but you can search for reviews if you want.
     
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  5. Kiol

    Kiol Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks I'll check those, I'm heading out to FRY's and wanted some intel before buying something.
     
    Kiol, Aug 13, 2012
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    I got an X-Fi HD Pro USB and sounds great on my 7.1 optical setup, but to be honest I can't tell a difference over optical from the headphone output optical.
     
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  7. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    have you got a link please Yiddo as i almost bought it from creative in their sale for £49
     
    MrDJ, Aug 14, 2012
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  8. Yiddo

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    Pop onto Amazon mine was from Ebay however which is why it was cheap I love mine looks the dogs as well. What the others have mentioned is true though you can get good quality from a USB dongle it just depends if you want to run a complete external system and not headphones or single port speakers which you can easily do through the built in soundcard on your laptop.

    Here is the link but its £46 at the moment on Amazon.
     
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  9. MrDJ

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    thanks mate
    ive got the original x-fi card and 5.1 extention http://forum.notebookreview.com/accessories/Pics Here
    which of course wont work with my new lappy as it hasnt got the card slot anymore. i would like to wire up my 5.1 surround and also my 1000watt a side sound system so i will keep an eye out for a price drop again as im skint at the moment and buying a new bmw in 3 months. :D
     
    MrDJ, Aug 14, 2012
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