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Reddit mentions of Sewell Direct Sound Box External USB Sound Card 7.1 and 5.1 Channel Audio (SW-29545)
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Reddit mentions: 10
We found 10 Reddit mentions of Sewell Direct Sound Box External USB Sound Card 7.1 and 5.1 Channel Audio (SW-29545). Here are the top ones.
Does not support full surround for windows 10. Product will be updated soon to support this.Full analog 7.1 audio through 3.5mm jacksDigital 7.1 audio supported through Fiber Optic S/PDIF input and output (2.1 audio if used with Mac OS)Record in Stereo through 2 Microphone inputsSmall and compact for portability; about the size of a deck of cards, Easy-to-use volume control buttonsAnalog supports 48/44.1 KHz sample rate for both recording and playback (S/PDIF in and out only support 48 KHz sample rate)Full-duplex recording and playbackUSB 2.0 compliant
Specs:
| Color | black |
| Height | 1.5 Inches |
| Length | 8 Inches |
| Weight | 0.45 Pounds |
| Width | 5.5 Inches |
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> a hiss or buzz
I'm sending SPDIF to my receiver and it still puts out a lot of static with headphones, more than my laptop sound card. Oddly enough, the inexpensive USB sound card I bought to send SPDIF to the receiver is less noisy than either of them.
It's my time to shine.
Ok. First thing's first. Check if your laptop has a line-in port instead of a microphone jack because plugging it directly into the microphone port might not record the audio perfectly (in my experience) and it also damages the microphone port a bit (the signal that's being sent from your 3DS is too strong for it to handle). If you don't have one, look for an external one like this though you could probably find one cheaper.
Next you want an Aux cable (which I think you've already found) to plug in to the line in port.
You need an external sound card like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wWyIAbCHD5SHS
That squid cable is likely to blame.
What kind of connections are on your headset? Several 3.5mm cables? Assuming that's the case, you could use something like this. Forego the USB connection and just have your iMac send digital audio via an optical cable straight to the card.
Thanks a lot for the info! The speakers actually came with a reciever that has an optical hookup. So I could use a optic link with something like this and get surround sound?
https://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1502118273&sr=1-4&keywords=usb+7.1+surround+sound+adapter
Edit laptop is win7
Great! Would something like this work?
http://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422226890&sr=8-1&keywords=external+sound+card+for+pc+7.1
If it were a desktop I would go with internal, but it's a laptop, I think I am going to go with this one: http://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415151572&sr=1-1&keywords=sewell+sound+card
IN the reviews a guy said it was plug and play with ubuntu
I did a bit of googling and I can't guarantee anything but this might work:
http://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459290601&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=7.1+external+sound+card&psc=1
its because the monitor being active increases the clock of your graphics chip which causes more electrical noise in the system.
i would recommend a USB sound card which would isolate the analog jacks from the internals of your computer.
http://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/
I would trust this much more since Sewell is a respected name brand...if it's within budget but the Sound Blasters are too expensive:
https://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-External-Channel-SW-29545/dp/B004Y0ERRO/ref=zg_bs_3015427011_37?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MYE2P7ANK5TZCD28X3PN