Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 3 External USB Sound Adapter for Windows and Mac. Plug and Play (No Drivers Required). Upgrade to 24-Bit 96Khz Playback

Seamless operation. Windoze default drivers work, but the unit seems to default to a big bass boost that can be too much. The SB drivers allow you to tune the sound back to normal. Also be sure to enable the 'high gain' if using headphones, otherwise the volume may not be sufficient. With default Win drivers, you might want to adjust the device sample rate to match your source material. Good power, enough to drive Senn HD560s headphones adequately.

Works great. Far better sound than what comes on the motherboard. Cheap and easy to set up

Excellent sound card. Really good quality sound. Reasonable price. Works right out of the box with Windows and Linux.

This WORKS! I bought some inexpensive speakers for my computer and wanted to also be able to hook up my headphones at times. Since they both needed the AUX output, I was looking for a USB adapter and found this. When I plugged my headphones in and listened, I realized that this was a miraculous device. They sounded really amazing! So... I switched it to the speakers and just like that, my little inexpensive speakers sound amazing! The way it is set up, I can go back and forth easily since I do not need to get to the back of the computer to do it. It was the perfect solution with the bonus of giving me much, much better sound quality!I am a very, very happy customer.

This card helped me to solve microphone issues on the motherboard, so it works well as an external sound card. I am still on the fence about the sound effects (Surround, Crystalizer, Bass, Smart volume, Dialog plus). Crystalizer and Bass seem to be the most useful to quickly compensate for headphone's weak spots, but they appear to do similar stuff what Equalizer does otherwise.However, this card seems to lack power compared to a computer's usual analog output - everything sounds quieter through it (my headphones are 32 Ohms), lacking that last bit of volume at the max level which makes a difference in some voice calls and music scenarios. Maybe that's by design, due to the limited power supplied via USB...The software is a bit glitchy, because Smart Volume seem to mess with regular volume settings, resulting in quieter than usual sound when the sound card is unplugged.Overall, I don't regret that I bought it ($22), the lower volume is a bit of a bummer but you are getting a great quality sound for a low price.

Plug and play and solid build quality, as expected.Go to creative.com/SBP3 to download their utility but not required.I got this to have a ports behind a mini PC instead of the one and only port in front, mic and output were immediately available in Windows 11 and sound good, no first use issues, it came in a small retail hanger box.Just a common item that totally replaces the motherboard one or the old school sound cards for under $20!

I've got a high-end Dell XPS that's been exhibiting issues with sound; speakers connected to the RealTek onboard sound card would intermittently emit a short burst of distortion and video streams would stutter whenever it occurred.Purchasing this was my first step in troubleshooting & isolating the issue. I had to go with an external USB solution as there aren't any more slots available inside the XPS.It appears this has resolved the issue. I've been using the device for several hours now. No bursts, no stutters.This was an inexpensive resolution to the issue!Highly recommended!

Plug it in and it works great. So glad I didn't have to get a new Mother Board, sound card is included with this board, and this bypasses it. Great sound.