My friend has onboard sound on his machine. I need a solution for him that doesn't involve him going to his local computer shop to get a PCIe card installed.
Preferably spending $30 or less (but up to say 50 or so) Are there any USB sound card offerings that provide a good deal of headphone amplification? Audiophile quality is not actually very important. He's older and his trouble is just "can't hear" not "it doesn't sound good enough."
He could use an analog headphone amplifier, but they often require batteries, and the costs of that add up over time.
Looked at solutions in the ~$25 price range like Sound Blaster Play! 2, but there are no reviews anywhere that I can find, and no one directly addresses the headphone amplification issue.
Preferably spending $30 or less (but up to say 50 or so) Are there any USB sound card offerings that provide a good deal of headphone amplification? Audiophile quality is not actually very important. He's older and his trouble is just "can't hear" not "it doesn't sound good enough."
He could use an analog headphone amplifier, but they often require batteries, and the costs of that add up over time.
Looked at solutions in the ~$25 price range like Sound Blaster Play! 2, but there are no reviews anywhere that I can find, and no one directly addresses the headphone amplification issue.