Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro

Manufacturer: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Part number: TBS-1120-01

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Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews

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Bottom Line:: Plugged into a USB port, the ultracompact Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro affordably adds a shared headphone jack/optical digital-audio output to your PC or laptop.

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8 stars

Value Alternative to Creative Notebook ZS

by digital_buffalo on June 10, 2005

Pros: Inexpensive, small, adds toslink optical

Cons: Not audiophile quality (not paying for that though)

Summary: We all know that laptop audio is generally poor. The best consumer level add on would be the creative audigy notebook zs - a pcmcia card that costs about $90. ...

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Summary: We all know that laptop audio is generally poor. The best consumer level add on would be the creative audigy notebook zs - a pcmcia card that costs about $90. At $25 or so for the turtle beach micro, it's a great value alternative to the Creative card. For me, improved headphone output is great, but the real value is the digital out. My Dell 6000 doesn't have digital out for audio and this was by far the cheapest way to acquire it. I route the digital out to my stereo receiver and have great sound through my home theater set up. A nice little product!

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Outstanding Product!

by blyons4 on December 17, 2005

Pros: Crystal clear dynamic sound

Cons: No volume control on device

Summary: I use my laptop for DJ gigs. I connect the laptop out of the standard headphone jack into the back of my mixer. The music was not clear and the ...

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Summary: I use my laptop for DJ gigs. I connect the laptop out of the standard headphone jack into the back of my mixer. The music was not clear and the bass was too heavy, muffling the sound. Then I installed the Turtle Beach USB Audio Adapter. Oh My Gosh!!! What a difference!! The USB Audio Adapter is the absolute best add-on anyone can get for a laptop, bar none! The music is crystal clear and the effects tab make events fun. It makes games sound soooooo realistic. I recommend this to anyone with a laptop!

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

Perfect laptop audio upgrade

by on January 25, 2005

Pros: My laoptop sound card was broken. this was a perfect fix. Works in XP just fine. Not sure what the above reader was doing wrong.

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9 stars

Easy to use 5.1 surround

by on December 30, 2004

Pros: Install was pretty easy, and outputing to a 5.1 reciever was simple to setup. Did not use the headphone capabilities.

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9 stars

Excellent and compact sound adapter

by usuallydead on June 27, 2008

Pros: Very small. Top-grade audio quality with no adjustments needed.

Cons: Mine came with some silly software for the surround sound, but I didn't need it, so I didn't use it.

Summary: I've owned mine for three years and it still works perfectly. It provides HIGH END audio quality just by plugging into any USB port, laptop or desktop. I actually ...

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Summary: I've owned mine for three years and it still works perfectly. It provides HIGH END audio quality just by plugging into any USB port, laptop or desktop. I actually find myself using mine more on my desktop than laptop, especially late at night when I want to blast some music but don't want to wake people up. Also, this device requires zero drivers to operate properly - Windows automatically configures a generic USB audio driver that works well. This little device is VERY good. More than worth the price.

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6 stars

Worth the money

by JerryHughes on January 3, 2008

Pros: Great sound and inexpensive

Cons: If this were an expensive card, maybe I could think of some but at that price, no cons!

Summary: Great little sound card. You can pick the environment (concert hall, auditorium, etc.) from many choices and unlike what you would think, these choices do make a big difference. You ...

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Summary: Great little sound card. You can pick the environment (concert hall, auditorium, etc.) from many choices and unlike what you would think, these choices do make a big difference. You can also adjust the direction of sound and the sound is much louder than the original, on board card. I bought this to use on a Dell Inspiron laptop, strictly for concert DVD's and headphones. I went directly to the website to download the Vista software and installation was simple. My original sound card wasn't that bad and I was afraid that this sound card wouldn't make much of a difference but it did. Pleasantly surprised. Good deal for the money.
Jerry
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This website posted my 10 star rating incorrectly, giving the product only 6 stars. After filling out the form, for some reason, it said that I had not filled out the "Con" section. After being returned to refill that section, I did not notice that the only thing on that page that changed was my 10 star rating, again, which changed to a 6 star. This product, especially for the price, deserves 10 stars.
Jerry

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5 stars

Not for Server 2003

by Reston on May 18, 2007

Pros: Compact, Cheap

Cons: No controls

Summary: I purchased this for troubleshooting my servers as they don't have sound and some of my diagnostics do.

This Item does not Suport Windows Server 2003, even though it

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Summary: I purchased this for troubleshooting my servers as they don't have sound and some of my diagnostics do.

This Item does not Suport Windows Server 2003, even though it will turn up in a CNet search, buyer beware.

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9 stars

I Love it!

by mlindle on July 21, 2006

Pros: Convenient, sounds great

Cons: Too loud - causes some distortion on crappy speakers

Summary: It is so freakin' convenient! I'd buy one of these if you sound card goes out! I use so many different computers and this gives me the option of ...

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Summary: It is so freakin' convenient! I'd buy one of these if you sound card goes out! I use so many different computers and this gives me the option of moving the sound cards quickly and easily. Sounds much better too!

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10 stars

Could be the best notebook device, period.

by albonya on June 15, 2006

Pros: EXCELLENT Sound. Compact. EZ install.

Cons: USB attachment can be flimsy with full sized headphones.

Summary: For the price, you cannot beat the bang for your buck.

Excellent solution to get BIG sound for your laptop.

Summary: For the price, you cannot beat the bang for your buck.

Excellent solution to get BIG sound for your laptop.
9 stars

Quick easy fix for broken audio port

by aaronabend on February 13, 2006

Pros: Not Available

Cons: Not Available

Summary: My notebook computer (Dell Inspiron - maybe it should be called a "perspiron") has a dead audio jack. This actually happened in the first month of my ownership, and they ...

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Summary: My notebook computer (Dell Inspiron - maybe it should be called a "perspiron") has a dead audio jack. This actually happened in the first month of my ownership, and they fixed it for free, but the second time it happened my support contract had expired. This is a 29 buck fix that works as advertised. I was worried I would not be able to fit other USB jacks in at the same time, but it fits with my mouse, so that's all I care about. The addon cable would have fixed that problem anyway. Good product. Maybe I will hook it up to my stereo system at home.
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One more thing - I went to buy it at Circuit city. They did not have it in stock and sent me to CompUSA which had it - and better service. If only CompUSA were closer than Circuit City!

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
Part number: TBS-1120-01

General
Device Type Sound card
Enclosure Type External
Interface Type USB
Audio Input
Type None
Audio Output
Sound Output Mode Stereo
Controls Via software
Features Built-in amplifier
Compliant Standards 3D sound
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x Audio - Line-out/headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK
Connections 1 x Serial - USB

Miscellaneous
Cables Included 1 x USB extension cable, 1 x Audio adapter
Compliant Standards Plug and Play
Power
Type None
Software / System Requirements
Software Drivers & Utilities
OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Apple MacOS X or later
Min Processor Type 450 MHz
Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM
System Requirements Details Pentium - RAM 128 MB - HD 50 MB

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