As subject line - need a sound card that gives a bit-perfect output on
SPDIF (optical or co-ax), either a PCI or USB device. So that rules out
Creative I guess?

Any suggestions?

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As subject line - need a sound card that gives a
bit-perfect output on SPDIF (optical or co-ax), either a
PCI or USB device. So that rules out Creative I guess?

Any suggestions?

M-Audio AP 2496, or any card specified to be capable of outputting a
standard Dolby Digital data stream.

"Glenn Richards" wrote in message
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As subject line - need a sound card that gives a bit-perfect output on
SPDIF (optical or co-ax), either a PCI or USB device. So that rules out
Creative I guess?

Any suggestions?

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I just bought a MAudio Audiophile 192, and am quite impressed. For £85, it
has balanced analogue I/O and S-PDIF digital I/O. As to it being
bit-perfect, I don't know of any card that isn't, but then I've never messed
about with the cheapest sort.

S.
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Serge Auckland wrote:

I just bought a MAudio Audiophile 192, and am quite impressed. For
£85, it has balanced analogue I/O and S-PDIF digital I/O. As to it
being bit-perfect, I don't know of any card that isn't, but then I've
never messed about with the cheapest sort.

Did a bit more digging... it seems the Creative MP3+ that I'm currently
using will in fact do bit-perfect output over SPDIF. The problem appears
to be software related in that 'doze forces everything through kmixer.

After messing about trying to get working ASIO drivers for the MP3+ I
installed the Kernel Streaming plug-in for Winamp that appears to have
done the trick. The sound is slightly clearer anyway (MP3+ feeding Arcam
Black Box 50 DAC).

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On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:54:52 +0100, Glenn Richards
wrote:


Did a bit more digging... it seems the Creative MP3+ that I'm currently
using will in fact do bit-perfect output over SPDIF. The problem appears
to be software related in that 'doze forces everything through kmixer.


Be careful with the Creative cards - many of them resample everything to
48kHz internally. The cards from their semi-professional arm, EMU are fine.

Cheers

James.

James Perrett wrote:

Be careful with the Creative cards - many of them resample everything
to 48kHz internally. The cards from their semi-professional arm, EMU
are fine.

The MP3+ (external USB card) doesn't... but the EAX crap in the drivers
does mangle the bitstream a little.

On the other hand I did a bit of digging and picked up a USB soundcard
(SPDIF and analogue output only, no inputs) for about £16 from Maplin.
This does appear to have bit-perfect output provided you set all the
sliders to max on the Windows mixer. Certainly sounds better than the
MP3+ did.

Figured for 16 quid it was worth a gamble - which appears to have paid off.

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Glenn Richards wrote:

Figured for 16 quid it was worth a gamble - which appears to have paid off.


C-Media chipset?

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