The AXAGON ADA-17 MINI USB HQ audio adapter easily and quickly adds an external USB sound card to your computer.
The miniature sound card is suitable for both desktop and laptop computers and allows stereo headphones, microphones or headsets to be connected for Skype, Zoom, MS Teams services etc.
It also serves well as a replacement for the broken original sound card in your notebook and replace headphones output or microphone input.
The advantage of the ADA-17 USB DAC converter is, however, the high-quality 24-bit audio with up to 96 kHz sampling in playback.
The installation can be handled by everyone - only plug the adapter into the USB port of the computer and the rest is done automatically.
Input: 1x USB 2.0 Full Speed USB port, backward compatible with USB 1.1. USB type A male connector.
Audio output: 2-channel analog 16-bit output (3.5 mm stereo jack): stereo output for headphones or active speakers.
Audio input: 2-channel analog 16-bit input (3.5 mm stereo jack): stereo microphone input and input for recording analog signal.
Sampling rate, resolution and output converter (DAC) noise: Analog - 44.1 / 48 / 96 kHz @ 16 / 24 bit for playback. Signal-to-Noise ratio (Output SNR) 91dB. Harmonic distortion (Output THD+N) -75dB.
Sampling rate, resolution and input converter (ADC) noise: Analog - 44.1 / 48 kHz @ 16 / 24 bit for recording. Signal-to-Noise ratio (Input SNR) 91dB. Harmonic distortion (Input THD+N) -85dB.
Other features: USB 2.0 full speed 12 Mbit/s and USB 1.1 compatible interface. Built-in direct USB Type A male connector. Built-in 30mW @ R=32 Ohm headphones amplifier. Easy to install thanks to full Plug and Play support. Possibility to connect your device while running thanks to the Hot Plug support. Compliant with the USB Audio Device Class specification v1.0. Adapter power supply via USB (bus power) - no auxiliary power supply required. A green LED indicating data transmission (blinking). Miniature dimensions of 39 x 24 x 12 mm, when inserted into the USB port, the adapter protrudes only 27 mm. Weight only 8 g.
Setting up a sound card in Windows allows: adjusting volume and balance of speakers, enhanced speaker features: Bass Boost, Virtual Surround Sound, Room Correction, Loudness Equalization, setting the sampling rate and bit depth for both reproduction and recording, setting the automatic level of gain for the microphone (Automatic Gain Control), setting the manual level of gain for the microphone.
Supported OSs: MS Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 and later, Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016 / 2019 and later (supported are all 32- and 64-bit Windows OS versions), Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher, Linux with kernel 2.6.x and above. Note: Drivers are included with supported operating systems and are installed completely automatically. No other drivers need to be installed and are not even available. Compatible with all Internet telephony programs using the sound card.
Package contains: audio adapter, printed multilingual manual CZ / DE / DK / ENG / ESP / FIN / FR / GR / HR / HU / IT / NL / PL / PT / RO / RU / SK / SWE / BG / CN / TR / ARA, packed in a cardboard box with a hanging hole.