10 best usb sound card for raspberry pi

• Ideal Sound Card Option : UGREEN usb audio adapter is ideal to replace your faulty sound card or audio port, it adds a mono microphone-in and a stereo audio-out port to your computer through a USB port, which enables you to connect your existing headphones, headset, speakers, or microphone with 3.5mm jack to your PC through a USB interface.
• Practical Stereo Sound Adapter: It protects against electromagnetic interference and enjoy the stable and best sound quality. Quite great for Skype/ ICQ/ Google Hangouts/ TeamSpeak, additionally suitable as a second sound source for simultaneous operation of loudspeakers and headphones.
• Superior Features: No driver required, just plug and play! USB bus-powered, no external power required for this convenient sound card.
• Wide Compatibility: Windows 10/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/8/Linux/Mac OSX/ PS5/ PS4/ Google Chromebook/ Windows Surface Pro 3/ Raspberry Pi are ok with the usb to audio adapter. Please kindly note it only supports mono microphone TRS, it does not support TS, TRRS. Not compatible with PS3.
• Compact and Portable: Durable ABS material made the USB to headphone adapter compact and lightweight. IMPORTANT NOTE: This usb audio converter only supports mono microphone TRS, does NOT support TS, TRRS.

User questions & answers

Question:	would this be able to power mic that need power to work
Answer:	Hi Jay R.Thanks for your enquiry.Sorry that this item cannot power mic. It cannot work for the mic that needs large power.Thanks for all your support to Ugreen.Any more information, please contact us with [email protected] Regards,Ugreen Customer Care Team
Question:	Can this be used to take the output from my satellite radio to plug into a rental car USB port
Answer:	I'm afraid you cannot.
Question:	Can I plug a line-level signal into the mic jack? For example if I'm in a video call with someone, can I plug another audio source into the mic jack
Answer:	Yes you are able to do so
Question:	Will this work as a "headphone device" using the usb port on the back of my new hd tv? there is no headphone jack on the tv
Answer:	What TV? Most USB ports on HD TVs are for (1) powering auxiliary devices, or (2) mass storage of movies, photos. It most likely does *NOT* provide any audio signaling output.

Product features

UGREEN USB Audio Adapter External Stereo Sound Card With 3.5mm Headphone Microphone Jack For Windows, Mac, Linux, PC, Laptops, Desktops, PS5 (Black)

Overview

Ugreen USB Audio Adapter includes a stereo headphone output jack and a mono microphone input jack. It can bypass the defective sound card or the faulty 3.5mm audio port of your laptop/desktop system and regain the audio function for you. Save the cost of replacing a failed sound card.

Specifications

- Computer Connector: USB 2.0 Male

- Headset/Speaker Connector (Green): 3.5mm Female

- Microphone Connector (Pink): 3.5mm Female

- Cable Length:15cm

- Chipset: C-Media

Configuration Instructions

Windows:

* Right-click on the sound icon in the taskbar;

* Select Playback or Recording devices;

* Adjust the volume on the computer and in the application.

Mac:

* Go to System Preferences > Sound > C-Media USB Headset > Output or Input > Volume

Product description

Amazing if you need a loud amplification to connect external speakers ! The 2 built-in speaker sound supringly loud for their size, perfect for projects where you don't want any extra cable and have space constaints. We added a high sensitivity microphone. It can be used for all voice project such as Google voice assistant, Alexa and Open source alternatives. This is the loudest onboard speakers on the market with an impressive 5W stereo that could also be connected to external speakers (not included) thanks to the terminal screws.

• Onboard Microphone, can be detached for better performance (cable included)
• 2x5w Stereo Amplification 2 onboard speaker included
• Extention screw terminal for external speakers (2 to 8 ohm)
• DAC I2s 24-bit audio with studio sampling quality with Line out stereo 3.5mm jack
• NO soldering required ! Pre-Soldered Long female header 2x20

User questions & answers

Question:	Is this stackable with Pi Sense Hat
Answer:	Never tried but should work as long as nothing is touching between the 2 boards
Question:	I purchased a mic+, and have it somewhat working, but the audio is pretty low. Is there any documentation (other than the website) available
Answer:	yes support and documentation is on the raspiaudio website, google it
Question:	On the unit i received the speakers are soldered on crookedly, preventing plugging pi400 ribbon cable into mic+ male pin header. how can i fix this
Answer:	Sorry if the unit was damaged during shippement, please feel free to ask for a replacement your amazon accout indication that the unit was damage during shipping. thanks
Question:	What are the power requirements for the mic+ version? i see that it uses the 5v and 3v3 connections, but no mention of the amperage required
Answer:	I'm not sure I ever saw an amperage rating from it, but it with a Pi Zero W for over two hours on a 2500 mAh battery.

Product description

* 2CH DAC with Headphone amplifier

* Synchronized Digital Volume Control with PC or Laptop

* Isolate the Noise Interference from PC / Laptop system

* Portable and Plug & Play

* Compliant with USB 2.0 Full Speed Operation

* Compliant with USB Audio Device Class Specification v1.0

* Improved ESD Protection Mechanism

* Built-in Pop Noise Reduction Circuitry

* 48K / 44.1KHz Sampling Rate for Both Playback and Recording

* Embedded High Performance 16-Bit Audio DAC with Earphone Phone Amplifier

* Embedded 16-Bit ADC Input with Microphone Boost





System compatibility:



* Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

* Mac OS 8.6 or above

* Raspberry Pi (Compatible with RPi -only- when not simultaneously using USB2.0 devices)





Where to use:



* New Laptops that has a combo jack (Mic/Headphone in one port), use the adapter to split the combo jack into 1 headphone and 1 Microphone of any type (TRS or TRRS).

* Laptop built-in Microphone replacement, Noisy Laptop Fans interfere with the Microphone, Speakers will create Echo. Use the adapter to get your Microphone work from a distance with no noise or echo.

* For a faulty sound card replacement, use this USB Audio adapter without the need to replace the motherboard.





Instructions:





Windows:



- Right-click on the sound icon in the taskbar

- Select Playback devices, then repeat again again and select Recording devices

- insert the USB adapter while you are on Playback tab, (then repeat again on Recording Tab), a new USB PnP Sound Device will appear, set it as default.





Mac:



- Go to system Preferences and select Sound from Hardware options.

- Select the Output tab; then scroll and select the new USB Audio Device. Do the same for sound Input under the Input tab.

• For Professionals Who seek High Quality Mic Audio and Stereo. This USB Adpater has Extremely Low White Noise That you can't even achieve with High End Sound Cards (<0.0002db)
• Provides 2 Channels Stereo Output and a Microphone Input as an External Stand-alone Sound Card
• Enhance your Recordings, Webcast Events and Voice Recognition 10 Times better than normal Sound cards.
• Connect External Speakers or any Type of headphones (your phone Headphones too!), even if it has a built-in Mic (TRS or TRRS) (Mic will be Isolated) to output 2CH Stereo Quality music.
• Plug and Play, No Drivers, No External Power or Batteries Needed. Just Plug it in, and it will show in the Drivers List.

User questions & answers

Question:	What are the requirements for a mic that works on the input? i've tried a couple of unpowered mics with 3.5mm ts plugs, and one trs, none work
Answer:	A Condenser microphone that takes 3-5v input will work.
Question:	would be running a micro usb to female usb type A from my phone to this, then a 3.5mm headpone cable from this to a bluetooth speaker to enhance sound
Answer:	Yes. But it has to be OTG type cable and the phone should be Android.
Question:	can the headphone and mic be used at the same time through this? like, to make a skype call to head and speak (some only allow one to work at a time
Answer:	Yes. The USB input is self contained, has a symbol for where to plug in the mic and where to plug in the speaker. A headset with two plugs can be used, or two different lines with a separate set of speakers. This works with any app like your regular speakers and mic would work. You cannot use both an input on your computer and the USB input at the same time for speakers. You would choose which device, like switching between monitor speakers, and switching to a bluetooth speaker, or switching to the USB.
Question:	Will this be suitable for connecting from computer to stereo receiver with an rca to stereo plug adapter cable? my concern is mostly signal quality
Answer:	Yes! You can output the sound to your stereo, And about the quality, just like the title says, Low White Noise, that's a real description, not for scamming or making sales out of it, the chip that this USB was made from is CMEDIA, The same chip Blue microphone is using, you can take it apart and look!

Product description

Perfect if you want to have better audio quality and listen to music on your hi-fi system ! Use the jack or RCA to plug it to your stereo or amplified speakers. It can be used for high quality audio for home entrainement systems, using Raspian, Volumio or for art installation. The quality is far superior than the existing jack of the rspberry pi 4 or 3, and less ressource consuming than USD sound card, meaning less latency and CPU overhead. No cables or soldering required

• DAC I2s 24-bit audio with studio sampling quality
• Line out stereo 3.5mm jack for stereo input
• software volume control
• DAC I2s 24-bit audio with studio sampling quality with Line out stereo 3.5mm jack
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero / Pi 2 / Pi 3 Pi4

User questions & answers

Question:	Is this just the Audio+? Is the Mic+ still available
Answer:	We are currently out of stock in the USA of MIC+, I will send some more stock ealy next week, so it should be baack in stock around the 23rd of June.
Question:	Are you able to get this working running Retropie
Answer:	With great difficulty I got it working in combo with a LCD and battery shield giving me a portable retropie
Question:	How do I attach the 2 jacks
Answer:	The audio 3.5mm jack is aleady connected, the RCA connector needs to be inserted then soldered in position.
Question:	Is this only audio output or is it also stereo analog input
Answer:	Output only, I think. There is very little information on this thing. Mine didn't come with the RCA connectors, but tracing the leads on my board that go to the RCA connectors, they connect to 3.5 stereo connector. I used this board on a Zero, and my Zero setup didn't really like alsa audio, and it really wants HiFiBerry. The application wanted Alsa, so, I'm using the Phat DAC on the Zero, and I got a VAlinks 6 Channel External Sound Card $12.79 (USB to Input and output) The output has stereo, 5.1, and fiber in and out. The input has both Mic and Consumer Line levels. Small box works on both Pi3 and Zero.

Product description

Mic ULTRA ++ Astouding if you want to record an audio source with a microphone or line IN. This is our newest model it takes the same onboard speakers of the MIC+ and add stereo onboard microphones, microphone input, line input. Mote that the onboard amplification is not as loud as the MIC+ (2x1.3W versur 2x5W for the MIC+) No cables or soldering required. Plug it and enjoy the included onboard speaker and onboard stereo microphones. Use it with external stereo microphone and line-in, output are heaphones or amplified speakers 1.3W.

• 2 Onboard microphones
• Stereo 3.5mm LINE jack input
• Stereo onbard speakers
• 24 Bit I2S Dac 2x1.3W Stereo Amplifier for external speakers
• Headphone output (24bits)

User questions & answers

Question:	Does this have the input output jack for a mic/speaker device with a trrs plug
Answer:	no there is one jack for stereo microphone input, one jack for stereo headphout output. AND an additional jack for line input.

Product description

USB sound card, USB audio module, driver-free, external audio converter for Raspberry Pi / Jetson Nano



Features

1.USB sound card, USB audio module,external audio converter for Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano

2.Support recording and playback, stereo codec,Driver-free,Plug and Play: easy to use,using standard USB 2.0 port, portable size.

3."listening / speaking" two-in-one: built-in microphone and speaker, easy audio input / output

4. Support Multiple sampling rates: supported sampling rates including 8K, 11.025K, 12K, 16K, 22.05K, 24K,32K, 44.1K, and default 48K (Hz)

5.Support Multiple systems: supported systems including Win7/8/8.1/10, mac OS, Linux, Android, WinCE

Package Content



1.USB TO AUDIO main unit x1

2.USB cable x1



Resources/User Manual



https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/USB_TO_AUDIO



Note: Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, and speakers in the photo are NOT included.

• USB sound card, USB audio module,external audio converter for Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano
• Support recording and playback, stereo codec,Driver-free,Plug and Play: easy to use,using standard USB 2.0 port, portable size.
• "listening / speaking" two-in-one: built-in microphone and speaker, easy audio input / output
• Support Multiple sampling rates: supported sampling rates including 8K, 11.025K, 12K, 16K, 22.05K, 24K,32K, 44.1K, and default 48K (Hz)
• Support Multiple systems: supported systems including Win7/8/8.1/10, mac OS, Linux, Android, WinCE