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    alsohawks

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    Will analog headphones work in this situation? Alternatives?

    After reading one of the threads on headphones recently I started looking around for something nice to use at my laptop, but I've only seen analog recommended which is where I'm met with a problem. The headphone/stereo jack on my laptop causes crazy amounts of feedback buzzing with the crappy earbuds I use for my MP3 player (only through the right side for whatever reason) and the only ways I can think to get past it are either a USB adapter (like this SYBA SD-CM-UAUD71 USB Sound Adapter) or USB headphones, which I feel like I haven't seen mentioned even once for a reason.

    I have quite a bit of MP3 VBR V0 music and I'd like to actually take advantage of it, but I'm not sure if the conversion from USB to analog headphones would affect things at all. What's the best move here? Is this even worthwhile when dealing with built-in laptop soundcards?

    Something to use with my MP3 player to replace my earbuds would be a plus, but not a huge concern since I rarely listen to music on it, mostly audiobooks and podcasts.

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    you just need a tiny usb soundcard that has a headphone jack on the outside (which is every one I've ever seen)

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    alsohawks

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    Thank you! Sorry for the late response, but would something like what I linked in OP or this work then?

    SYBA SD-CM-UAUD71 USB Sound Adapter
    StarTech ICUSBAUDIOB 2 Channels USB Interface Black Audio Adapter