USB External Sound Card

[xox]

I'm looking for a mediocre quality external sound card.

 

• It doesn't have to have headphone amplification
• It does not have to be audiophile grade
• It must be obtainable in the UK
• It must be cheap (£20 approx)
• It must be a USB one
• It must not be one of those plug in ones that look like this:

 

 

Are there any on the market right now?

 

[Wauthar]

I know of the Xonar U3.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/280-7991901-3882852?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=xonar%20u3

Bit out of budget, but nice deal nonetheless! I think Linus did a video on it once.

[mr moose]

Can I ask what is it for,  and why not the dongle type?

[hiyayhi]

If you wanted to spend a bit more, you could maybe get a Fiio E10 but I'm not sure how much they go for in the UK, in AUS you can pick one up for $75 so they are probably around 50 pounds.

[xox]

Can I ask what is it for,  and why not the dongle type?

iam hackintoshing my pc and the mobo audio doesnt work but usb audio will

and the dongle ones look cheap

[amintha1992]

Xonar U3 is a good USB DAC

[Rekx]

Fiio makes some really nice ones :-) also they are pretty cheap

[NannerBeans]

Xonar U3 might be the best out of all the bad solutions close to that price. I don't know of anything cheaper than that other than one of those bad syba ones. I tried the U3 and then returned it for a Fiio E10 because it just had so much static. The noise floor was pretty high and extremely noticeable. 

[loony979]

May even be able to change out the MB ,& do you have the drivers installed for MB - Audio ?

just a thought .

[mr moose]

I guess you could try something like this, but I have no idea how it will sound.  I have one of those dongles you are talking about, It is cheap and the sound is fairly average. but I use it for a mame cabinet which is perfect.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/6-Channel-USB-5-1-External-Optical-Audio-Sound-Card-For-Laptop-Netbook-PC-/261089816735?pt=AU_Laptop_Accessories&hash=item3cca2a709f

[xox]

May even be able to change out the MB ,& do you have the drivers installed for MB - Audio ?

just a thought .

No, it's going to be a hackintosh, so there will be no audio drivers.

[t0wer]

I thought most realtek worked on hackintoshes.(alc888 worked fine on my hackintosh)

not sure on via chips.

[Lauen]

Most of the guys here didn't even undestand that he didn't want the dongle type (wich the U3 IS). Good job guys!  

[Lauen]

but anyway, you could just go for the one that mr moose listed, seems alright.