UGREEN 40964 USB External Sound Card, Headphone, Mic and 4-Pole Combo Jacks

Overview

The UGREEN 40964 is a USB 2.0 external sound card that adds headphone and microphone jacks to a PC, laptop or console through a USB-A port. It provides three 3.5 mm sockets, a green headphone output, a red microphone input and a four-pole combo jack for headsets with an inline microphone, with volume and mute controls on the body. It suits computers whose built-in audio is missing, faulty or noisy, and it lets two headsets be used at the same time for call centres, online classes, video meetings and gaming on PS4 and PS5.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a PC, laptop or PS4 or PS5 with a free USB-A port.
• The combo jack follows the CTIA standard. OMTP-wired headsets are not supported.
• Phones need an OTG adapter to use it.
• The output is stereo; it is not a surround-sound interface.

Key features

• USB 2.0 A male connection.
• Separate 3.5 mm headphone (green) and microphone (red) jacks plus a CTIA four-pole combo jack.
• 48 kHz, 16-bit sampling, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 85 dB or higher and 20 Hz to 20 kHz response.
• Volume control and mute for headphone and microphone, with an LED status indicator.
• Noise-reduction chip; hot-swappable and driver-free.
• Two headsets can be used at the same time.

What else you need

• A free USB-A port on a Windows, macOS or Linux computer, or a PS4 or PS5.
• 3.5 mm headphones, a microphone or a CTIA headset.
• An OTG adapter if you want to use it with a phone.

Software and licences

• Driver-free on Windows, macOS and Linux. Select it as the audio device in the system sound settings.

Before you buy

• CTIA combo jack only; OMTP-wired headsets are not supported.
• Connect the adapter before putting on headphones, and avoid long periods at high volume.
• Phones need an OTG adapter.