External Sound Card
Q: What is a good external sound card?
A: Besides being a good Skype phone, the Auzentech VR Fidelity is also a good external soundcard.
The VR Fidelity speakerphone is a good external sound card option because of its dual functionality as an external sound card and Skype phone. This article describes how to use this external sound card to replace a built-in soundcard on one hand, or as a complement to a high-end soundcard on the other.
Strengths
As an external sound card, the VR Fidelity does not provide a surround-sound experience, but it does provide hi-fi stereo. In addition, it provides exceptional speakerphone capability in which both sides can talk simultaneously (a technology known as "full-duplex").
Usage
Laptop users are often interested in external sound cards because the laptop sound is inadequate. The VR Fidelity will improve the sound of most laptop computers. Laptop users will enjoy great sounding stereo using headphones. They can also use the external speaker as an alternative to the shallow sound common to the small speakers in laptops.
Desktop PC users—or anyone who uses a laptop as a desktop replacement computer—can use the VR-Fidelity as an external sound card for powered speakers. The VR-Fidelity often performs significantly better than internal soundcards, due to high quality design, construction, and the capabilities of the main audio sound chip, which comes from the same family as Auzentech's high-end internal soundcards.
Setup
Setup of the VR-Fidelity for use as an external sound card is simple.
- Plug the VR-Fidelity into any USB port.
- The VR-Fidelity will take over the audio from standard stereo sound card.
- The headphone jack provides great audio and will mute the VR-Fidelity's built-in speaker
- The Aux out jack will power external speakers without muting the VR-Fidelity's built-in speaker. Your external speaker will continue playing even as the VR-Fidelity plays music. This provides an additional speaker to supplement your desktop stereo speakers.
Desktop computer users who use the Auzentech
X-Plosion sound card or
X-Mystique sound card should continue to use those high-end soundcards for listening to music. The VR-Fidelity will happily coexist: simply select the VR Fidelity as your external sound card in Skype. The X-Plosion and X-Mystique will remain the primary sound card for other applications.
Next Steps
Looking for a good external sound card? The
VR Fidelity speakerphone and Skype phone is a good choice for sound quality and functionality. Use it as an external sound card to either replace, or supplement, your internal sound card. For more information, visit the pages listed below.
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Category: Soundcards. Date published: May 22, 06
