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Subject:Recommend a Sound Card ? Posted by: dsmith Date:1/15/2001 8:58:00 AM I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the sound cards I have tried. The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448. This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non- existant. I have written to Midiman and have not received a response. Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something in the sub $200.00 range. Thanks, Dave
Subject:Re: Recommend a Sound Card ? Reply by: RickZ Date:1/16/2001 11:21:00 AM Hi Dave, Take a look at www.sfb.net, they sell RME cards, I've been using DIGI96PST for awhile now, superb sound, imho. It's more than $200, but well worth it. S/PDIF coax/ToSLink, analog in/out. Analog output has enough power to drive headphones. Very versatile card, and W2K driver avail. Regards, Rick Z Dave Smith wrote: >>I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty >>good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the sound >>cards I have tried. >> >>The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much >>other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an >>optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448. >>This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in >>Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non- >>existant. I have written to Midiman and have not received >>a response. >> >>Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical >>I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something in >>the sub $200.00 range. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dave >>
Subject:Re: Recommend a Sound Card ? Reply by: DavidW12 Date:1/26/2001 11:33:00 AM If you have the SB Live! Platinum there is an optional optical interface available. Otherwise, I think the kind of card you're going to want is way beyond the $200 range. Look at the Pro Audio section of marsmusic.com. Dave Smith wrote: >>I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty >>good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the sound >>cards I have tried. >> >>The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much >>other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an >>optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448. >>This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in >>Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non- >>existant. I have written to Midiman and have not received >>a response. >> >>Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical >>I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something in >>the sub $200.00 range. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dave >>

Subject:Recommend a Sound Card ?

Posted by: dsmith

Date:1/15/2001 8:58:00 AM

I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty
good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the sound
cards I have tried.

The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much
other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an
optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448.
This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in
Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non-
existant. I have written to Midiman and have not received
a response.

Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical
I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something in
the sub $200.00 range.

Thanks,

Dave

Subject:Re: Recommend a Sound Card ?

Reply by: RickZ

Date:1/16/2001 11:21:00 AM

Hi Dave,

Take a look at www.sfb.net, they sell RME cards, I've been
using DIGI96PST for awhile now, superb sound, imho. It's
more than $200, but well worth it. S/PDIF coax/ToSLink,
analog in/out. Analog output has enough power to drive
headphones. Very versatile card, and W2K driver avail.

Regards,
Rick Z

Dave Smith wrote:
>>I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty
>>good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the
sound
>>cards I have tried.
>>
>>The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much
>>other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an
>>optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448.
>>This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in
>>Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non-
>>existant. I have written to Midiman and have not
received
>>a response.
>>
>>Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical
>>I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something
in
>>the sub $200.00 range.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Dave
>>

Subject:Re: Recommend a Sound Card ?

Reply by: DavidW12

Date:1/26/2001 11:33:00 AM

If you have the SB Live! Platinum there is an optional
optical interface available. Otherwise, I think the kind
of card you're going to want is way beyond the $200 range.
Look at the Pro Audio section of marsmusic.com.

Dave Smith wrote:
>>I have been using SF 4.5 for over a year now with pretty
>>good results. However, I'm not real pleased with the
sound
>>cards I have tried.
>>
>>The first was the SoundBlaster Live! There was too much
>>other software trash to deal with plus it didn't have an
>>optical interface. My next try was M-Audio's DiO 2448.
>>This seemed to be a very workmanlike device. However, in
>>Windows 2000 the user interface software is virtually non-
>>existant. I have written to Midiman and have not
received
>>a response.
>>
>>Any suggestions on a digital sound card that has optical
>>I/O and a stereo analog out ? I'm looking for something
in
>>the sub $200.00 range.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Dave
>>