Native OS X USB Audio Adapter

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• Aug 19, 2015

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I picked up this USB audio device for $7.99 to test- it's very nice looking, aluminum and it is fully native. Works perfectly and with good sound both mic input and headphone output. C-Media chipset. Recommended.

Sabrent Aluminum USB External Stereo Sound Adapter ​

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• Aug 19, 2015

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I picked up one of these guys up off Amazon only cost £1.59 works perfect in OS X

 

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• Aug 20, 2015

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I got 2 of them; one for an old Optiplex 760 tower Hack to provide sound to a sound bar, and a second one to have on standby when I update other Hack systems that might lose sound as a result of the update.... will have working headphones at the very least. Good value.

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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What's about the digital output?

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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seim said:

What's about the digital output?

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Oh- that's the onboard audio. I have that enabled in the pics too. In this picture you can see Realtek ALC 898 onboard (motherboard audio) and my MOTU 8Pre audio device in addition to the USB Audio Device.

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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I have a C-Media USB device for one of my hacks as well. Excellent purchase.

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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Probably a dumb question... Is this in case you can't get onboard audio to work?

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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Herb said:

Probably a dumb question... Is this in case you can't get onboard audio to work?

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That is the main reason, yes.

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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@tony -- how do you get the sound options to show up in the menu bar? I can only get the volume slider...

 

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• Aug 21, 2015

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Hold down option key and click on the speaker.