Customer reviews from startech.com
StarTech.com - ICUSBAUDIO7D 7.1 Channels 16-bit 48KHz USB Interface Audio Adapter External Sound Card
Average customer rating
3.7
(41 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 41 reviews
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Star
7
Customer Reviews for StarTech.com - ICUSBAUDIO7D 7.1 Channels 16-bit 48KHz USB Interface Audio Adapter External Sound Card
Customer Rating
5
Saved mu Computer
on December 2, 2023
Posted by: Michael600
I have A HP Envy23 all-in-one that I love. It is now 11 year old and the audio card went on the one piece mother board. I installed the external sound card add WOW....everything is better then before. I did in fact educate The Geek Squad, they said WOW also.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Imac user
on August 20, 2022
Posted by: Tutcat
Got this so my Imac could get my (G51 Surround Sound Speaker System) to work like it did with my Pc
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
1
Burnt out two computers
on June 7, 2022
Posted by: csullivan
We plugged this soundcard into an Intel NUC USB port and within five seconds could smell something burning. We unplugged it immediately, but within a minute the NUC had gone down. The sound card remained functional afterwards but the NUC was permanently damaged. We have not had the same problem with other sound cards or with this sound card on other computers. Unfortunately we were able to replicate the problem. Note that the sound card was fresh out of the box and the NUC had only been in operation for a day.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
3
New Driver is HORRIBLE
on May 25, 2022
Posted by: SethN
The whole reason I use this USB sound card is that the Line in and Microphone could be activated at the same time. The disabling of this "feature" in the new driver is unacceptable. I have 2 computers and have my audio connected from the other computer and I use the mic at the same time.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Brilliant!
on March 21, 2022
Posted by: thecosmictrickster
I wasn't happy with the whole Realtek/Windows 10 thing & the fight to get a 5.1 speaker set working properly. I recently bought a set of Logitech Z607 speakers and have been disappointed with the output. There were flashes of goodness but it was inconsistent. The main complaint was the subwoofer seemed pretty capable but never seemed to get utilized. After hunting around a bit for sound cards, I came across this one. I just received it today, and following the advice posted by DaveE1 on this site got things plugged in & tuned up. Now the drum and bass actually has some bass (OK, the speaker set isn't great, but at least it's being fully utilized now).
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Very happily surprised!
on October 1, 2021
Posted by: NeedCawfee
Sound is on par with the famous name PCIe card, best of all I don't have to uninstall drivers/software then reinstall every few boots like I did with that expensive card. Sound is def better than the OEM/Intel/Realtek offerings--not to mention it's a snap moving from 1pc to another (try that with an internal card)...I downloaded the StarTech zip file rather than the enclosed CD, installation was a breeze, the program has plenty of tweaks to keep me busy. i should have bought this usb StarTech years ago!
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic Customer Support!!
on July 22, 2021
Posted by: Howie
I had a connection issue. I contacted customer support and first chatted with "Chris". I am not computer savvy like I'd like to be, so he took over my computer and installed the software that was necessary. That didn't completely solve my problem, so I re-contacted them and got connected to "Justin". He troubleshooted my problem and figured out my issue was a setting on my computer. I am now enjoying fantastic sound form my laptop. This sound card is a MUST HAVE if you enjoy music!!
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
3
Monophonic line-level input!!!!
on June 24, 2021
Posted by: Dreamer of Pictures
I bought this a couple of years ago while seeking a sound device to use with an iPhone through an OTG cable. I tested the mic inputs and headphone output at the time.
On 6/24/2021, I plugged it int my Win10 box. The Sound dialog window showed it as Line-In USB Audio Device. I sent stereo sound in through the Line-in. Win10 Audacity recorded it as monophonic audio. I installed the USB driver available on this StarTech.com site, rebooted Win10 as instructed, and once again, Audacity recorded the sound input as monophonic audio.
Two stars lost because Line-in is mono and the docs do not say either stereo or mono. IT would be far more useful to provide stereo line-in.
On 6/24/2021, I plugged it int my Win10 box. The Sound dialog window showed it as Line-In USB Audio Device. I sent stereo sound in through the Line-in. Win10 Audacity recorded it as monophonic audio. I installed the USB driver available on this StarTech.com site, rebooted Win10 as instructed, and once again, Audacity recorded the sound input as monophonic audio.
Two stars lost because Line-in is mono and the docs do not say either stereo or mono. IT would be far more useful to provide stereo line-in.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com