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Title: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: timP on January 08, 2006, 10:25:37 AM

I might be getting a decent but large laptop handed down from my sis and was thinking of using it as my music/dvd player... it already has Svideo for the TV, just no way of putting in a bit perfect soundcard, i think...

soooo, anyone know of an external sound box that has USB in and digi out?


thanks

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on January 08, 2006, 10:36:51 AM

Grace 902?

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: heikki on January 08, 2006, 02:38:22 PM

Quote from: Lil' Kim Jong-Il on January 08, 2006, 10:36:51 AM

Grace 902?

No digi-out on the 902

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: heikki on January 08, 2006, 02:42:30 PM

Quote from: timP on January 08, 2006, 10:25:37 AM

soooo, anyone know of an external sound box that has USB in and digi out?

M-Audio Transit (?)

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: timP on January 08, 2006, 02:57:17 PM

Hmmm... the m-audio thing looks nice and in my price range..


looking at a decent used  digi-reciver/amp too



trying to get a decent 24 bit playback going

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on January 08, 2006, 03:06:40 PM

Do you have to have digiout? 

The 902's analog out into a decent amp should be a really nice system.

Title: Re: External/USB 24 bit soundcards?
Post by: MattD on January 08, 2006, 08:06:10 PM

From talking with someone at Grace Design, I learned that the 902 can only handle 44.1/48 kHz via the USB. So if you're trying to play back 24/96, the 902 can't be the only converter in your chain. I'd told them I'd buy when when they had USB2/FW to handle that functionality. However, getting a transit or something of that sort plus a DAC-1 is cheaper and of similar quality (more sonic preference than anything else at that level).