Vantec NBA-200U USB External 7.1 Channel Audio Adapter (Black)
Original price was: $32.99.$27.99Current price is: $27.99.
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The Vantec USB External 7.1 Channel Audio Adapter is an amazing audio accessory for any computer or laptop. Simply connect this device to any USB port to enjoy true audio bliss with its amazing 7.1 channel audio technology. Sound will never be the same with full-duplex playback, giving you a cleaner and more dynamic sounding experience. Movies, music, and videos will sound surreal; supporting 48/44.1 KHz sampling rates for not only playbacks but recordings too. Combining high quality audio recording and playback capability, the Vantec USB External 7.1 Channel Audio Adapter is the ideal for anyone looking to take their audio experience to the next level.
7.1 Channel Surround Sound
Simple USB 2.0 Connection (Backwards Compatible w/ USB 1.1)
Support 48/44.1 KHz Sampling Rates For Both Playbacks and Recordings
SPDIF Optical Digital Input And Output
Separate Left And Right Microphone Inputs For True Stereo Recordings
Set Vantec as Default Sound System, Refer User Guide and Manual Provided
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Customers find the electronic adapter functional and easy to set up. They mention it works well, is simple to install and setup, and is plug-and-play compatible. Many customers appreciate the high build quality and value for money. However, some are disappointed with the brightness. Opinions vary on sound quality, driver support, and compatibility.
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Christian –
BEST…. SOUND CARD…. EVER!!! (Update: 10/6/2014)
WOW!!! I have never been so blown away in my life by such a little device! the drivers are simple and diverse, the sound is absolutely amazing for every genre of music and gaming, plus it is portable and easy to install! The only downside is that a headphone and speaker shouldn’t be plugged in at the same time on the device, it doesn’t prioritize the headphones. This little device is durable, portable, and sounds fantastic! the cheap price isn’t because its discounted, its because its a STEAL! I’m not joking when I say this is completely worth the investment, buy this and take full advantage of your speaker set!Edit 10/6/14:Welp, after over a year, this little card is still satisfying as ever! However, I have some gripes I’ve found over the initial acquiring of this product:* The sound drivers are only meh. While they offer plenty of options to customize the type of sound, the EQ filters, the environment, and microphone and line-in settings, I’ve had issues forcing it to remember my profiles! It always tends to self-delete my customizations if I either plug it in to a different USB port, or if I try to reboot my computer. Sometimes it remembers, other times it doesn’t. Also the UI of the program is not all that polished, but it is easy to use.* The Microphone is surround input, which means you need a splitter to actually make the audio input stereo instead of mono. There are 2 jacks on the side of the device for microphones, so you either need 2 microphones or 1 microphone with a 2 male –> 1 female 3.5mm splitter. Also, there are no settings for this in the driver program.* The headphones jack does not stop the audio output to the other speakers plugged into the device, so you can’t use your headphones without having the other speakers still turn on, which is VERY annoying.Other than those major complaints, it’s been working fine for me! Still sounds good, there are no issues with the jacks falling loose or becoming duds, the device is still very easy to use, and the line-in and S/pdif features work very well! Overall, still highly recommend it, but it’s not quite as poise and polish as I thought it was when I first purchased it. Still a good value!
Jose_49 –
Works great in Windows 10 + Lenovo Y510p [How To Install]
[Update: Sept. 4th, 2016]Download this:[…]Just run setup.exe, and restart your computer. You’re good to go![Update: After experimenting for a while I discovered I didn’t’ have true 5.1 and/or 7.1 surround sound – Found a Fix]Hello again. (June 6th, 2015) update: I was tinkering around my sound card and noticed that I didn’t have true surround output with the fix I showed to you. Fortunately there’s a workaround for installing the program and outputting correctly the sound. This has been tested on Windows 10 Build 10130.Here it goes:1st. Download this file[…]2nd. Open it and extract its content anywhere, in the case of this example I’m going to open the file and copy and pastethe folder “CM6206-1.08(QR)” into my desktop. There will be a bunch of folders in there.3rd. DO NOT CLICK Setup.exe (I know you did it 😉 )4th. Go to the extracted folder and head into “WIN81(WHQL)”, there you will see a “Setup.exe” and “Setup.ex_” file YES, with the underscore at the end!.5th. Rename “Setup.exe” to “Setup.exe_bak” (or whatever)6th. Rename “Setup.ex_” to “Setup.exe”7th. Run “Setup.exe” by double clicking or pressing enter.8th. You will now see the “Installing USB Multi-Channel Audio Device”. If it asks you to connect it, connect the device.9th. Restart your PC.10th. After restarting on the task bar at the right (system tray) you’ll see a blue icon. Double click to configure11th. Enjoy! :D****ORIGINAL****Here’s a quick guide on how to get working it on Windows 10 (and other Windows versions in case setup does not work):1st. Download this file[…]2nd. Open it and extract its content anywhere, in the case of this example I’m going to open the file and copy and pastethe folder “CM6206-1.08(QR)” into my desktop. There will be a bunch of folders in there.3rd. DO NOT CLICK Setup.exe (I know you did it 😉 )4th. Plug in your device to your PC, wait for Windows to finish installing your device. (It doesn’t matter if you plugged in the device before extracting the files, but before step 5 you need to have it plugged in!)5th. After Windows finished installing the device, head to Device Manager. To open it, press start and type “Device Manager” Or press Win + X, then M6th. Go where it says “Sound, video and game controllers”, and find USB Audio Device. Right Click on it and select “Update Driver Software”7th: Click “Browse my computer for driver software”8th: Now, where it said “Search for driver software in this location, click “Browse”. And go to the extracted folder, since in my case I extracted it to the desktop I head to the desktop, and open my folder.Go to this folder:(this is your extracted folder)CM6206-1.08(QR) => WIN81(WHQL) => SoftwareDriverWith SoftwareDriver highlighted, press OK.9. Click Next10. Wait for Windows to finish installing the drivers.11. Go to the Speaker icon at the right bottom of your taskbar. Right click and select “Playback Devices”12. Select “Digital Output” and then “Set Default”. Press OK13. You now have setup your digital adapter! 😀 😀 :DIn case you need to roll back to your previous configuration, repeat steps 11 – 12. Instead of selecting “Digital Output” select your original device.Now about the proper product, I’ve seen an increase in sound quality Sounds louder, brighter and deep bass can be appreciated. I’m no audiophile so I don’t have that ability to perceive great sound quality… But for me it was worth the addition!Now rocking 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound in my Y510p 😉
Miss C Downes –
If you have an old amp with no hdmi in and your running Plex it just works converts HDDTS/Dolby HD somehow without loosing quality down and optical line into my amp and it sings!
ciel –
En connectant le Vantec sur un port USB d’une Shield TV Pro (le nouveau modèle), je pensais pouvoir avoir un son Dolby Digital 5.1 sur la sortie optique. Et bien non ! Stéréo au mieux.Par contre ça fonctionne en le connectant sur le port USB d’un PC sous W10 mais c’est pour moi sans intérêt.Je retournerai donc le produit.
Roland –
Update 31.07.2021:Die Shield-Geräte haben keinen optischen Audio-Ausgang.Falls ein solcher Ausgang direkt am Shield benötigt wird ist dies für Shield-Besitzer wohl der wesentliche Grund diese Vantec-USB-Soundkarte zu kaufen.Leider konnte ich (immerhin Informatiker i.R. 😉 dem NBA-200U bei dem älteren Shield-Gerät keinen Surround-Sound über den optischen Ausgang entlocken. Nur wenn das Quellmedium in Stereo bzw. PCM 2.0 vorliegt (also z.B. alles bei Youtube) gibt der optische Ausgang die Signale an z.B. den Denon-Receiver weiter. Angeschlossen am neusten Shield (2020) war Surround über den optischen Ausgang des NBA-200U möglich, warum auch immer. Die beiden Shields bzw. die Kodi-App waren auf RAW-Passtrough eingestellt und alle Surround-Sound-Protokolle waren erlaubt (DTS, E-AC3, DD Atmos .. erlaubt.)Wenn auf dem älteren Shield Passtrough innerhalb Kodi (19.1) abgestellt wurde ergab dies eine erfolgreiche Tonwiedergabe (2 Kanalige ?) über den optischen Ausgang. Nehme an, Kodi hat den Stream dann umgewandelt in einen PCM-Stream.Manchmal zeigte das NBA-200U durch Blinken einen Signaleingang auch bei einer Mehrkanal-Quelle an. Aber über dessen optischen Ausgang kam kein für den AV-Receiver erkennbares Signal (getestet am älteren Shield) heraus.Die analogen Ausgänge des NBA-200U habe ich nicht getestet, auch weil dort von einer qualitativ schlechten D/A-Wandlung auszugehen ist und analoge Signale an dieser Stelle höchsten z.B. für einfache Zwecke zu gebrauchen sind. Jedenfalls erzeugte ein qualitativ höherwertiges 48 KHz Stereo-Signal ausgegeben über den USB-Audioausgang des älteren Shield und via den LWL-Ausgang des NBA-200U- an den AV-Receiver weitergeleitet sofort Tonstörungen. Das normale (geringer aufgelöste) Stereo-Signal funktionierte hingegen (am alten Shield getestet).Da ich das Teil dennoch für einen Youtube-Musik-Stream gut gebrauchen kann (zum einfachen Musikhören via LWL bzw. AV-Receiver und ohne Beteiligung eines über HDMI angeschlossenen TVs) werde ich es nicht zurückschicken und vergebe ich 3,5 Sterne.Gerne hätte ich 5 Sterne vergeben aber die beschriebene Surround- und 48 KHz-Problematik kann ich nicht eindeutig zu Lasten der Shields verbuchen. Für eine bessere Problem-Eingrenzung wären ggf. weitere Tests und ggf. Messgeräte nötig.
Amazon Customer –
For apartment TV (58 inch Hisense), the headphone output is 2.0.Using and old laptop, with the Vantec NBA-0200U Usb device plugged into a usb 2.0 port, … it became a new external audio device to use with regular headphones with a 3.5 mm male plug.Using the SPDIF TV output to the NBA-200U(cable not included), FosPower (0.9M/3FT) 24K Gold Plated Toslink Digital Optical Audio Cable (S/PDIF) – [Zero RFI & EMI Interference] Metal Connectors & Ultra Durable Nylon Braided Jacket.Once the external audio device is properly configured, the NBA-200U Adaptor front panel headphone jack, provides an incredible 7.1 “clean” sound field … that can only be believed once heard !The result is that now, … in an apartment setting, the audio output from any TV source fed into NBA-200U Adaptorbecomes a “surround experience” that will rival a big buck audio system, … in stealth mode.The unit is an old school 2012 type of unit, and the software looks dated, BUT IT SURE WORKS FINE !Such an inexpensive solution to achieve a sound field of astonishing proportions.What a GREAT device and RESULT !
Magic Review –
I like the VANTEC USB external audio adapter, works like a charm, the only complaint I have, I couldn’t purchase it locally, had to buy it from the US of A, but only took one week to arrive, that’s cool, the price tag is very affordable, They even have a web site for this product should you need support, Oh and it works on Windows 10 32/64 Bit systems. Installation and use worked with out any problems, in 5 mins I was up and running, I’m a happy camper now.