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 Feb 21 2002, 19:55
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Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 28-January 02 Member No.: 1186  |
i was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions as far as soundcards go. i was looking for something that can playback 5.1 so i can watch dvd's on my home theater system, but at the same time something that i could record things easily w/ multiple inputs (im a drummer). im looking to keep the cost as low as possible, but i would really appreciate anyones suggestions. basically im just looking for something w/ exceptional sound quality for a reasonable price. thanks in advance.
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Feb 21 2002, 20:14
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 Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 27-December 01 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 780 |
Depends on what you consider a reasonable price... In the $50-100 price range, Iīd recommend Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II or VideoLogic SonicFury... I wouldnīt recommend any Creative SoundBlaster cards since they have poor hardware compatibility and "noise shielding"... But thatīs just my opinion...
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Feb 22 2002, 04:35
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 Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 22-February 02 From: Tokyo Member No.: 1371 |
A nice soundcard for the professional musician is the Audiophile 2496, which features 4 in/4 out.
Of course, the price tag is a bit steep there compared to the card suggested in the previous postings - you should be able to pick it up for U$150 in music stores. The only drawback, perhaps, is that you can't connect the audio wire from your CD-ROM directly to the card, but that won't affect its capability to deliver decent sound for your home theater system. |
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Feb 22 2002, 07:14
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Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 29-September 01 Member No.: 38 |
another vote for the ap 24/96...
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Feb 22 2002, 10:05
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Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 20-November 01 From: Irvine, CA Member No.: 504 |
QUOTE Originally posted by Amadeus
A nice soundcard for the professional musician is the Audiophile 2496, which features 4 in/4 out. The only drawback, perhaps, is that you can't connect the audio wire from your CD-ROM directly to the card, And hey, you want better sound, why aren't you using direct digital reading from CD to your really good DAC in the sound card anyway? ;-) Don't know if for every player there is a solution, but copah's CD reader plugin is a way to go, for Apollo, Sonique, and Winamp... http://www.url.ru/~copah/CDReader.htm |
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Feb 23 2002, 01:08
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IMHO, the best "consumer" sound card is the Turtle Beach (Voyetra) Santa Cruz. At under $80, you can't go wrong.
Edit -- it will do 5.1. http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/s...producthome.asp -------------------- Bring back dynamic range... www.loudnessrace.net
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Feb 23 2002, 17:12
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Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 1-October 01 Member No.: 143 |
I recommend you Midiman (M-Audio) product
Hi-Quality=Reasonable price,i using Delta Audiophile 24/96 DELTA44 or DELTA66 include 4in-4OUT 24bit/96kHz Samplerate. |
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Feb 23 2002, 18:27
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Group: Members Posts: 336 Joined: 27-December 01 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 780 |
QUOTE Originally posted by fewtch
Same card as the VideoLogic SonicFury... In fact, it even says "Turtle Beach" on the box and "within" the drivers... IMHO, the best "consumer" sound card is the Turtle Beach (Voyetra) Santa Cruz. At under , you can't go wrong. Edit -- it will do 5.1. http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/s...producthome.asp http://www.videologic.com/Images/JPG/Produ...00/VL-60444.jpg
Fortissimo II from Hercules is a cheaper version of the circuitry, but it works just fine... Offers just about the same functions as its "brother"... 
Iīd bet both VideoLogic SonicFury and Turtle Beach Santa Cruz costs approximatly the same... Not sure though...
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Feb 24 2002, 07:23
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Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 20-December 01 Member No.: 701 |
If your just looking for 5.1 SPDIF out put then you cant go wrong with the Zoltrix Nightengale Pro for $40. Plug and Play with XP/2K unlike any other sound card I've tried.
Whatever you do though..avoid Creative cards like the plague:) |
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