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166 orders since May 14, 2023

Örebro, Örebro, Sweden

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Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.71)

Shipping: (5.00)

Communication: (4.71)

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Kyle | March 1, 2024

Great little device

For Covox Speech Thing / Disney Sound Source / FTL Snd

This is a well made little sound device that is perfect for old laptops without a sound card. Similar, to Serhii, I had to unscrew it before connecting it to my laptop's parallel port, but that's a minor complaint that isn't worth removing a star for. I ended up getting a short parallel extension cable that I keep it screwed into all the time.

I didn't have any problems getting it to work. I just looked up games with Covox/DSS support at MobyGames and the ones I tried worked fine. However, when I first fired it up I was getting horrible hum through my speakers that made it unusable. I think this had to do with me using a cheap universal power adapter instead of the original one for the laptop. To be clear, I don't think this had anything to do with the device. I ended up buying a $10 ground loop isolator off Amazon and that eliminated the hum altogether.

Altogether, I'm very happy with this purchase.

Kilian | Feb. 7, 2024

Must-have retro card

For 8-bit ISA Sound Blaster 1.5 clone with C/MS

Anyone that doesn't have an SB card themselves and likes retro PC computing needs this one! It works flawlessly in my NuXT, both in native SB mode as well as AdLib and GameBlaster (CMS). Shipped pretty quickly (I'm in Europe). Card design looks very clean and neat, though I'm no hardware designer, so I can't really judge.

Serhii | Nov. 27, 2023

Works!

For Covox Speech Thing / Disney Sound Source / FTL Snd

When unpacked, i was impressed with the build quality. Really professionally made.
Only quirk - inserting it into LPT port directly will require unscrewing connector outer shell, as there should be a small screws, not nuts,
First i had hard time getting it to work, but that's old PC hardware, and i was patient and persistent, so it works good now :)
Thanks!

Juan Manuel | Oct. 5, 2023

Nice Quality

For 8-bit ISA Sound Blaster 1.5 clone with C/MS

What impacted me the most was the quality of its materials and solderings, very easy to configure, it uses the original Creative 1.5 SB drivers for MSDOS. It runs like a clockwork.

Joseph | July 10, 2023

Amazing reproduction sound card

For 8-bit ISA Sound Blaster 1.5 clone with C/MS

I was looking for a good sound card to install in my NuXT v2.0 retro build. Genuine 8-bit sounds cards are getting extremely expensive and they have the disadvantage of being over 30 years old. This reproduction card was the perfect solution as it faithfully replicates the experience of having a Sound Blaster 1.5 sound card with CMS support. My first sound card was CMS Gameblaster from Radio Shack. The 2nd sound card I owned was a Sound Blaster 1.5. This card brings back so many memories and it works flawlessly. Projects like this one are a great asset for the retro community and should be supported and acknowledged. That is the reason for this review. I am extremely happy with my purchase will definitely be looking at David's other sound card options like the reproduction Gravis UltraSound.

Per Christian | June 24, 2023

Good compatibility and low noise

For 8-bit ISA Sound Blaster 1.5 clone with C/MS

Tested in my Amstrad PC1640, and on a Pentium system.

The card replaced my original Soundblaster 1.5, which has a high level of self noise and picks up noise from the motherboard, to the point where it becomes unpleasant.
This card has a much lower noise level, and I didn't hear a hiss or noise when moving the mouse etc.
Tested with Soundblaster, CMS and Adlib.

Per Christian | June 24, 2023

Worked well in my PC XT

For A metal bracket for my Sound Blaster 1.5 replica.

Robust metal bracket, exact same height and width as the original Soundblaster 1.5. I like that the connectors are placed in the middle, it fits more systems that way.
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