Topic: audiophile 2496...digital whammy?

[Crimson]

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!

[Crimson]

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

[Brian Skalinder]

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

[zhianosatch]

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

[Sean Gallemore]

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.

[mattb]

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

[Sean Gallemore]

he still has the MDLP problem...

[mattb]

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

[Sean Gallemore]

schweet, good find

[Crimson]

hmm

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

Thanks to all