Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music


--
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The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:28:16 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
dab.is@dead wrote:

Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music

I have the 2496, and it doesn't do any damage to the sound that I can
detect, either measured or audibly. It has also been totally stable as
a component in my PC (WinXP home).

d

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Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

In article , DAB sounds
worse than FM dab.is@dead.? scribeth thus
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music



The "Terratec producer" Phase 22 is a very good one and is quite rare in
having balanced in's and outs on tip and ring jacks....

http://www.dv247.com/invt/19519/
--
Tony Sayer

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , DAB sounds
worse than FM dab.is@dead.? scribeth thus
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music



The "Terratec producer" Phase 22 is a very good one and is quite rare in
having balanced in's and outs on tip and ring jacks....

http://www.dv247.com/invt/19519/
--
Tony Sayer




Indeed. It's the card we use for our internet streaming (Radio West Suffolk)
It does have one limitation though, the maximum input before clipping is
only +4, so for most professional applications, levels have to be carefully
controlled.

S.

--
http://audiopages.googlepages.com

In article , Serge Auckland
scribeth thus
"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , DAB sounds
worse than FM dab.is@dead.? scribeth thus
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music



The "Terratec producer" Phase 22 is a very good one and is quite rare in
having balanced in's and outs on tip and ring jacks....

http://www.dv247.com/invt/19519/
--
Tony Sayer




Indeed. It's the card we use for our internet streaming (Radio West Suffolk)
It does have one limitation though, the maximum input before clipping is
only +4, so for most professional applications, levels have to be carefully
controlled.

S.


Yes a few ressys in the jack plug alter that.

Still anyone know of any cards that do have pro balanced at less than
Digigram prices?....
--
Tony Sayer

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:13:47 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

In article , Serge Auckland
scribeth thus
"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , DAB sounds
worse than FM dab.is@dead.? scribeth thus
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music



The "Terratec producer" Phase 22 is a very good one and is quite rare in
having balanced in's and outs on tip and ring jacks....

http://www.dv247.com/invt/19519/
--
Tony Sayer




Indeed. It's the card we use for our internet streaming (Radio West Suffolk)
It does have one limitation though, the maximum input before clipping is
only +4, so for most professional applications, levels have to be carefully
controlled.

S.


Yes a few ressys in the jack plug alter that.

Still anyone know of any cards that do have pro balanced at less than
Digigram prices?....

Have a look for an old Echo Mia - there should be some around
somewhere.

d

--
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

"Don Pearce" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:13:47 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:


Still anyone know of any cards that do have pro balanced at less than
Digigram prices?....

Have a look for an old Echo Mia - there should be some around
somewhere.

The problem with anything old, in the context of computer cards, is that
there are likely to be compatability problems with modern motherboards and
operating systems.

David.

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Serge Auckland
scribeth thus
"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , DAB sounds
worse than FM dab.is@dead.? scribeth thus
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I ask
is
that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my website.

Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following ~£50
cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music



The "Terratec producer" Phase 22 is a very good one and is quite rare in
having balanced in's and outs on tip and ring jacks....

http://www.dv247.com/invt/19519/
--
Tony Sayer




Indeed. It's the card we use for our internet streaming (Radio West
Suffolk)
It does have one limitation though, the maximum input before clipping is
only +4, so for most professional applications, levels have to be
carefully
controlled.

S.


Yes a few ressys in the jack plug alter that.

Still anyone know of any cards that do have pro balanced at less than
Digigram prices?....
--
Tony Sayer



I recently had to change my laptop and as new laptops no longer have PCMCIA
slots, I couldn't use my Digigram card. So, I was looking for a pro level
USB card at less than Digigram price. After having investigated what I
could, I bought on-line what I thought could do the job. The Lexicon Lambda
was the only low-priced (£90) USB card that had +10dBu balanced ins and
outs, albeit on jacks. The performance was terrible, it would distort badly
at even -3dBFS, and the noise and distortion were much higher than they
should be, by about 20dB. Fortunately I received a full refund, but back to
square one. I ended up repairing my old laptop just so I could continue to
use the Digigram card. Unfortunately, the Digigram VX pocket is a 16 bit
PCMCIA card, and the few PCMCIA-USB or ExpressCard adapters are designed for
32 bit cards, mostly for 3G modem cards.

Slightly cheaper than Digigram is the Yellowtec PUC, which provides balanced
ins and outs, analogue and digital and headphone monitoring, with USB
powering. Price is around £300, I think, but at least it's a properly
professional device.

S.

--
http://audiopages.googlepages.com

DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
Could anyone recommend some decent sound cards please? The reason I
ask is that I'd like to compile a list of decent sound cards on my
website.
Also, because most people will tend to buy cheaper rather than more
expensive cards, does anyone have any experience with the following
~£50 cards, which have had good reviews:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
E-MU 0404 24/96
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music


Thanks to everyone who replied.


--
Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm