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Title: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: dactylus on July 28, 2004, 01:23:49 PM: Hi,

I hope to have my first rig up and running by the end of this year - I will definitely be converting any successful efforts I have to FLAC for trading purposes, I will make audio discs available too if I record anything worth listening to a second time - What soundcards are out there that will enable me to do the highest quality conversions to my pc? Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions/recommendations!

;D
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: sleepypedro on July 28, 2004, 01:26:06 PM: get a DDS drive and bypass the need for a digital input card! :-*
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: nic on July 28, 2004, 01:27:45 PM: desktop or laptop?
do you have firewire?
the Audiophile 2496 is a good, relatively cheap($125-150) PCI card that is bit perfect.
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: creekfreak on July 28, 2004, 01:27:54 PM: m-audio audiophile 2496
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on July 28, 2004, 01:29:43 PM: I use the Zoltrix Nightingale. Others use the Audiophile 2496 or the Zefiro ZA2.

The Soundblaster cards and some of the Montego cards do unnecessary resampling, and are NOT recommended...

http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=SeedingGuidelines
http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=DatTransfer
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: dactylus on July 28, 2004, 01:31:00 PM: Any DDS drive that you would recommend in particular? - I have a desktop pc with usb2.0 ports - thanks for all the recommendations thus far - I love this site!!

Quote from: sleepypedro on July 28, 2004, 01:26:06 PM
get a DDS drive and bypass the need for a digital input card! :-*
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: Gordon on July 28, 2004, 01:53:19 PM: Quote from: creekfreak on July 28, 2004, 01:27:54 PM
m-audio audiophile 2496
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: dnsacks on July 28, 2004, 01:56:53 PM: or record into a jb3 and avoid the need for a digital soundcard.
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: jpschust on July 28, 2004, 01:58:45 PM: i would avoid the DDS route. tons of errors, i cant ever remember one working totally correctly even most of the time
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: som on July 28, 2004, 02:00:42 PM: The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:

http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html

I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: mirth on July 28, 2004, 02:13:23 PM: Quote from: dnsacks on July 28, 2004, 01:56:53 PM
or record into a jb3 and avoid the need for a digital soundcard.

quoted for truth
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: ScottT on July 28, 2004, 02:35:36 PM: Note that the ZA2 soundcard which twatts mentioned fits is an ISA card. Most modern computers do not include ISA slots since it is an outdated technology. Fortunately for me I have easy access to scavenge old computer parts and built a machine for free specifically for transfers with a ZA2.

I know the Zoltrix Nightengale was popular there for a while and quite inexpensive - not sure how much they go for these days...
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: Brian on July 28, 2004, 02:40:07 PM: Quote from: som on July 28, 2004, 02:00:42 PM
The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:

http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html

I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.

thanks for the finds! hopefully they will still be at this price after coventry. i need a new soundcard badly
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: hzgone on July 28, 2004, 02:58:37 PM: Quote from: creekfreak on July 28, 2004, 01:27:54 PM
m-audio audiophile 2496
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: Thom Joad on July 28, 2004, 03:10:21 PM: I use an Echo Mia (non-MIDI version) and have had no problems thus far. Although it's essentially the same as the Audiophile, YMMV
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: dactylus on July 29, 2004, 10:04:10 AM: Thanks for all of the help - I just picked up a m-audio audiophile 2496 for $95 over at Core Sounds - much appreciated!!!

Quote from: som on July 28, 2004, 02:00:42 PM
The m-audio audiophile 2496 is going for $95 over at Core Sounds:

http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html

I also saw it in a Guitar Center catalog for $99 recently.
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: distance on July 29, 2004, 10:34:37 AM: Quote from: Thom Joad on July 28, 2004, 03:10:21 PM
I use an Echo Mia (non-MIDI version) and have had no problems thus far. Although it's essentially the same as the Audiophile, YMMV

i have an echo gina24, but my headphone output stopped working recently.
.. i also killed the headphone output on my dat too. what a situation!
Title: Re: Soundcard Recommendations
Post by: baustin on July 29, 2004, 02:11:14 PM: I'm assuming the Audiophile 2496 would also allow me to playback 24/96 on my computer...

-BA