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Title: audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Crimson on December 30, 2003, 02:38:22 PM

Alright

I've got this puppy:
<a href= "http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.main&ID=adf95efc30b88aba043fa8b83343bfb8">Audiophile 2496</a>

and I am sick of analog transfers

SO if I snagged me an md-home deck, can I whip up a digital shindig with this soundcard or do I need a new one?...some of my masters are in LP2 I should mention.
Raa

BEAR!

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Crimson on December 30, 2003, 02:39:46 PM

whoops..the link is in that old-school html somewhere :)

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on December 30, 2003, 02:44:39 PM

If you're sticking with the MD for recording, you basically have 2 options - get an MD with optical ouput and

[1] an optical > coax signal converter

or

[2] a different soundcard with optical inputs

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: zhianosatch on December 30, 2003, 05:53:11 PM

Yup. I'd sell you my deck but she don do LP2.

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Sean Gallemore on December 30, 2003, 06:03:28 PM

sell the audiophile and get another card (many threads on that recently), or get the optical converter like skalinder says.  THere are many cards that have optical in.

as for MDLP capable home decks, I'm not familiar with them but they will cost a bit more of course.

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: mattb on December 30, 2003, 06:44:22 PM

There's also a way you can upgrade a MDS-xxx series Sony deck to add optical output. Check this out:
http://www.meyer-piening.ch/robert/je330/

If you can find a compatible deck for cheap on eBay and you're handy with a soldering iron then you're set. I actually have an extra transmitter I'd part with if you;re interested.

Matt

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Sean Gallemore on December 30, 2003, 06:47:08 PM

he still has the MDLP problem...

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: mattb on December 30, 2003, 06:54:24 PM

Whoops, I meant to post this link instead:
http://www.mtsu.edu/~hhw2b/470mod.html

It should work the 470 is a MDLP deck.

Matt

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Sean Gallemore on December 30, 2003, 06:56:17 PM

schweet, good find

Title: Re:audiophile 2496...digital whammy?
Post by: Crimson on December 31, 2003, 10:20:19 AM

hmm

my bachelors is in History and Philosophy...not sure I could work a soddering iron, haha

Thanks to all