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A 7.1 Channel sound card for £0.42? A piece of junk, right. Yes, right, at least from my experience.
I saw this on Amazon for the remarkable price of just £0.42 including…
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A 7.1 Channel sound card for £0.42? A piece of junk, right. Yes, right, at least from my experience.
I saw this on Amazon for the remarkable price of just £0.42 including shipping from China and I thought I would give it a try just for fun. It gets three and a half stars on Amazon with eighty-five reviews so some people are clearly happy with it.
The first thought that comes to mind is how can they ship it from China for that price never mind actually manufacturer it? It turns out that due to trade agreement Chinese suppliers receive VAT exemption as well as virtually free shipping. This article explains it: https://dailym.ai/2MI8AAQ
So what of the sound card? It arrived safely enough after a few weeks in a reinforced jiffy bag. Inside was just the sound card itself, no box, instructions or paperwork. No sign too of the promised 'Xear 3D Sound simulation software'.
The device is a USB plug-in sized 11 x 10 x 1.3 cm. It has two colour coded 3.5mm jack ports, one for audio out and the other for a microphone. On the front are the mic and audio out Off/On buttons, volume up and down buttons together with LEDs for power and microphone status.
When I plugged it in the LED lit up and the device appeared to be working. Audio from it was appalling, muffled distorted and clipped. The sound was far worse than using the built-in Windows 10 sound card. After some minutes experimenting with it I then immediately binned it. Actually, that may have been a mistake as following some online research it seems that the device needs the correct drivers and software to work properly. Search for 'Cmedia CM108 drivers' and/or 'Xear 3D' and with this software installed the unit works well. Of course, I can't attest to that myself as I no longer have the little unit to try it with!
If you have 42p burning a hole in your pocket and don't mind some online research then maybe this could be for you.
