Topic: audiophile 2496 pci card 24/96?

[caymanreview]

wondering if anyone knows if the m-audio audiophile works flawlessly at 24/96 digi in...

i am building a machine to archive with, and need to know

[dnsacks]

from what source would you be feeding the archive pc a 24/96 digital signal?

[caymanreview]

V3 24/96 coax out

[dnsacks]

Gotchya -- I don't have a straight answer for you on this.  I have, however, confirmed that audiophile 2496 pci cards are bit perfect at 16/48 and 16/44.1

Sorry

Darrin

[caymanreview]

thanks man. i found a used one so im gonna get it and try her out. at minimum i will do 16 bit untill i can get something to do reliable 24/96

[hoobash]

I think it does 24/96 but only certain software will support it.

I did a google newsgroup search

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.audio.pro/browse_thread/thread/584539d6c30c9e6/2bfd923246ff7a0c?q=audiophile+2496+24+bit&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3Daudiophile+2496+24+bit%26Submit3%3DSearch+Groups%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#2bfd923246ff7a0c

[JackoRoses]

Here is a quip from nickspicks long ago when this card came up in
discussion in another medium..

"I know for a fact though that it will not output true 24bit audio w/o
the use of ASIO drivers, and that limits you on playback to more
high-end audio applications only.  no juke-box action.
M-Audio will deny this.  But we (the taper community) had it out with
them a couple of years ago and they finaly admitted that we were right.
...though they still deny any of it."
I am pretty sure this where I got the not bit perfect line from.
I am amazed that m-audio dropped their delta dio card because it works
really nice and is supported well with everything I have used it for.
I would like to see more information regarding this card though.

[F0CKER]

So what about Kernel Streaming, will that make the audiophile 2496 bit perfect?  I can't seem to get ASIO working with Foobar2000 but Kernel Streaming is working fine.

[F.O.Bean]

Im trying to setup my 2496 card with the ASIO drivers. Any help?

Whats weird is my 2496 plays at 24/48n flawlessly, but not at 24/96

[JoeKiller]

I was actually wondering this today.

Then I was looking at the Mini-DAC, yummy.

[Gordon]

Im trying to setup my 2496 card with the ASIO drivers. Any help?

Whats weird is my 2496 plays at 24/48n flawlessly, but not at 24/96

just a thought.  what are you using as playback form the 24/96?  a receiver?  monitor speakers etc?

had the audiophile 24/96 for years.  anyway....


until I went 24/96 I had coax out into a old kenwood receiver.  would play 24/48 just fine but not 24/96.  turns out the receiver couldn't handle 96k.  Nick turned me onto the Edirol MA-15D's and they are fucking great!  for less than $200 no new receiver and some damn nice monitor speakers that handle 24/96.  and I'm told they have the same guts as the ua5 for a/d etc.

as for asio w/ the ap24/96 the only place in the control panel I see anything about asio is under hardware settings.  there is one little box that says  "asio options" under that it says "disable audio app use of monitor mix and patchbay/router"

nothing under playback etc. 

[F.O.Bean]

Im trying to setup my 2496 card with the ASIO drivers. Any help?

Whats weird is my 2496 plays at 24/48n flawlessly, but not at 24/96

just a thought.  what are you using as playback form the 24/96?  a receiver?  monitor speakers etc?

had the audiophile 24/96 for years.  anyway....


until I went 24/96 I had coax out into a old kenwood receiver.  would play 24/48 just fine but not 24/96.  turns out the receiver couldn't handle 96k.  Nick turned me onto the Edirol MA-15D's and they are fucking great!  for less than $200 no new receiver and some damn nice monitor speakers that handle 24/96.  and I'm told they have the same guts as the ua5 for a/d etc.

as for asio w/ the ap24/96 the only place in the control panel I see anything about asio is under hardware settings.  there is one little box that says  "asio options" under that it says "disable audio app use of monitor mix and patchbay/router"

nothing under playback etc. 

+T Gordon. Thank you VERY MUCH for that info. Now that you mention it, I bet its my receiver. Because 24/48 works FINE and 24/96 plays back real low in volume and almost muted and a real weird background noise. The noise sounds like a muffled or scattered signal if that makes sense. Was that the symptoms of your old receiver not being able to handle 24/96

FWIW, I am using a JVC RX 6000V Receiver. Id say shes pretty old. I think I got it for XMAS back in 1999 or 2000 I believe, so I bet thats the culprit. i wanted to spend my tax return money on an Aerco MP-2, but it may have to go towards some VR 2's and a sweet integrated instead Now IO can start recording in 24/96 at least again 24/48 is FINE for what I record(Loud Jambands with LOUD PA systems) and I doubt that 24/96 could benefit from those circumstances, but at least i know its prolly not my soundcard but rather my receiver. Thanks Gordon!

Actualy, since I quit partying and have been clean as a whistle, I could prolly afford both

[Gordon]

Was that the symptoms of your old receiver not being able to handle 24/96

I would get nothing.  no playback at all.  in the control panel it would show levels etc but no playback.