MEASUREMENT SUMMARY: The overall results were not very impressive and in some ways worse than the already marginal Micro II. Using the CM119 to drive my O2 amp was notably better but it still didn’t sound quite right. The bass performance was poor and the highs seemed noticeably harsh and “edgy”. The sound quality with balanced armature Ultimate Ears and Mee M11+ 16 ohm dynamic IEMs was not very good. SUBJECTIVE SOUND QUALITY: There was moderate hiss and noise with my Ultimate Ears IEMs and it was noticeably worse than the Turtle Beach Micro II.
#C media usb audio device windows 7#
The only sample rates and bit depths available are 16/44 and 16/48 as shown to the right in Windows 7 (click for larger). Windows reported it as a “Generic USB Audio Device”. WINDOWS INSTALLATION: The CM119 installed smoothly in both XP and Windows 7 without needing any drivers. If you have a jack problem, you can always get a USB extension cable or simply get a DAC that comes with such a “pigtail” like the Turtle Beach Micro II and others. It may block access to nearby jacks as it’s considerably more bulky than a typical USB cable. It doesn’t come with any accessories and should work fine on most PC’s without deeply recessed USB jacks.
There’s no volume control or other controls. The housing is translucent and there’s a green LED inside that lights up when the CM119 is recognized by Windows. It's smaller than many flash thumb drives and has only microphone and headphone/line out jacks. SYBA C-Media CM119: The CM119 is not only the cheapest USB DAC I know of but also the smallest. So how does it measure up against the more expensive Micro II? This example is from Syba but there are similar products based on the same C-Media CM119 chip. It’s the least expensive DAC I’ve tested with a street price around $13.
#C media usb audio device series#
INTRO: This is another in a series of inexpensive USB DACs such as the Turtle Beach Micro II I reviewed a few weeks ago and the Behringer UCA202.
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