USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter with USB-C Charger Port (60W PD, TPE-USBCAUD)

USB C to 3.5mm Audio Adapter with USB-C Charger Port (60W PD, TPE-USBCAUD)
Power your laptop and get crystal clear sound from our USB-C audio adapter. For the first time in decades there is a new high quality audio chip on the market perfect for the demanding GNU/Linux user. The CX31993 chipset offers up to 32-bit 384kHz, delivering richer, clearer sound.

  • 3.5mm jack supports 2-in-1 mic input/audio output

  • Uses a premium DAC auido chip: CX31993, supporting up to 32-bit 384kHz

  • Supports charging laptops and other devices while you listen to music: 60W fast charging

  • USB audio class compliant: Works with any USB-C device running a recent GNU/Linux variant or other OS

  • Compatible with all recent GNU/Linux distributions and operating systems including Linux-libre

  • Not dependent on binary blobs, proprietary drivers, or proprietary OS-loaded firmwares



Fast shipping:

Most customers will receive this item within 1-5 business days when selecting our "Standard Shipping" option or our USPS shipping option if within the US. Most others in populated regions will generally get it within 6-10 business days.

(* large quantities may take longer to deliver)
Category Specification
Audio Chipset CX31993
Power USB port
Outpt Stero
Input Mono
Interface USB 2.0 compatible
Supported Kernels Linux and Linux-libre 5.4+
Compatible With Microsoft Windows 10 & 11 (no end-user support from ThinkPenguin, Inc available)
Partial List Of Supported Releases:

Trisquel 10, 11, 11.01
Slint 14.2, 15.0
Slackware 14, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0
Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10, 25.04
Kubuntu 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10, 25.04
Lubuntu 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10, 25.10
Peppermint Linux OS 2023-07-01, 2023-10-15, 2024-07-01
Linux Mint 20, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.2 Edge, 21.3, 21.3 Edge, 22, 22.1
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 6
Fedora 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
PCLinuxOS 2020.02, 2020.03, 2020.05, 2020.08, 2020.10, 2020.1015, 2021.0205, 2021.0215, 2021.08, 2021.11, 2022.01.10, 2022.04.10, 2022.04.20, 2022.07.10, 2022.11.20, 2022.11.30, 2022.12, 2023.05, 2023.07, 2023.08, 2024.04, 2024.10
Manjaro 20.0, 20.1, 20.2, 20.2.1, 21.0, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 21.0.4, 21.0.5, 21.0.6, 21.0.7, 21.1.0, 21.1.1, 21.1.2, 21.1.3, 21.1.4, 21.1.5, 21.1.6, 21.2.0, 21.2.1, 21.2.2, 21.2.3, 21.2.4, 21.2.5, 21.2.6, 21.3.1, 21.3.2, 21.3.3, 21.3.4, 21.3.5, 21.3.6, 21.3.7, 22.0, 22.0.1, 22.0.2, 22.0.3, 22.0.4, 22.0.5, 22.1.0, 22.1.1, 22.1.2, 22.1.3, 23.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, 23.0.4, 23.1.0, 23.1.1, 23.1.2, 23.1.3, 23.1.4, 24.0, 24.0.1, 24.0.2, 24.0.3, 24.0.4, 24.0.5, 24.0.6, 24.0.7, 24.0.8, 24.1.0, 24.1.1, 24.1.2, 24.2.0, 24.2.1, 25.0.0
elementary OS 6.1, 7, 7.1, 8, 8.0.1
Debian 12
Tails 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.8.1, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.14.1, 6.14.2, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18
Rocky Linux 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 Series 10.0
AlmaLinux 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6


All recent distributions are compatible.

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