External USB audio adapter AXAGON ADA-12 easily and quickly adds missing headphones output or microphone input to your computer. It will also serve well as a replacement for the broken original integrated sound card in the notebook.

The sound card is suitable for desktop computers and notebooks and allows you to connect headphones or active speakers and a microphone. Adapter metal housing is made of aluminum and thus provides perfect mechanical protection. Fixed cable guarantees sufficient flexibility. 

The sound card together with the headset will form an ideal accessory for online communication programs such as Skype, Zoom, MS Teams etc. The card is easy to install, just plug the sound card into the computer's USB port and the rest will be done automatically.

Input:  
• 1x USB 2.0 Full Speed USB port, backward compatible with USB 1.1.
• USB type A male connector located on a fixed 15 cm cable.

Audio output:
• 2-channel analog 16-bit output (3.5 mm stereo jack):
• stereo output for headphones or active speakers.

Audio input:
• 1-channel analog 16-bit input (3.5 mm stereo jack):
• mono microphone input.

Sampling rate, resolution and output converter (DAC) noise:
• analog - 44.1 / 48 kHz @ 16 bit for playback,
• signal-to-noise ratio (Output SNR) ≥ 93dB,
• harmonic distortion (Output THD+N) ≤ -70dB.

Sampling rate, resolution and input converter (ADC) noise:
• analog - 44.1 / 48 kHz @ 16 bit for recording,
• signal-to-noise ratio (Input SNR) ≥ 83dB,
• harmonic distortion (Input THD+N) ≤ -76dB.

Other features:
• 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.
• Miniature dimensions of 29 x 29 x 12 mm, cable length 15 cm.
• Weight 16 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 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 and later, Windows Server 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.