The real star on this stick is the Tenor TE7022L it is a low-power USB 2.0 full-speed compliant audio streaming controller. Spec sheet http://www.gfec.com.tw/products/tenor/te7022l
"Star" ? five years ago maybe, TE7022L is well known for its incompatibility with 88.2khz, and high jitter output. and even if 'ts USB 2.0 Full speed, there is only support for Usb Audio Class 1.0.
Not so much a star, perhaps a bit player (!)....seriously, anyone looking for an "audiophile" quality usb/spdif unit should save their pennies and buy one that uses an XMOS device, not Tenor or CMedia....check DIYaudio.com for more on this topic. If you can only afford $20, then so be it, but I suspect many on this site can afford something in the $100 to $200 range, and you'd certainly hear the difference, even with a mediocre DAC....
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