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Kingroma
Joined: Oct 18, 2004
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Location: Nottingham
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 Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:09 am Post subject:
Whats a decent 24 Bit/96kHz playback/record soundcard < £ |
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Hi
I'm looking to buy a decent 24 Bit/96kHz playback/record sound card for a PC 2in / 2 out channel will do.
There is so many out there! whats decent for less then £100?? 
And where is the best place to buy such a thing online?
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elektro80
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I mostly use firewire interfaces, but recently I had to get a PCI audio interface with just the approx. same specs that you mention. After some testing I bought the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card.
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audiophile2496-main.html
The card is decent. The sound is good, and it is very stable. The features are good considering the price.
That said, the components on the card are soon outdated... at least very dated... but the same can be said about absolutely every budget/midrange audio interface with the same specs. This fact does not make the card bad in any way. You can get much better sounding interfaces with 2 in/ 2 out.. at 24/96... but then you will have to pay 30-50 times more .
| Quote: | 2 x 2 analog I/O
24-bit/96kHz fidelity
S/PDIF digital I/O with 2-channel PCM
SCMS copy protection control
digital I/O supports surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS pass-through1 x 1 MIDI I/O
zero-latency monitoring
software controlled 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
gold-plated RCA jacks
Apple G5 compatible
includes Maximum Audio Tools software bundle
frequency response:
22Hz-22kHz, -0.4, -0.4dB
dynamic range:
104dB (A-weighted) (D/A)
100.4dB (A-weighted) (A/D)
THD:
< 0.002%
size/weight:
5-1/4” x 5” x 7/8”; 0.2 lbs.
36-bit Embedded DSP
All Delta cards contain a 36-bit embedded DSP enabling a software-driven patchbay/router for all analog and digital I/O—all with extremely fast throughput for low-latency software monitoring. A single unified control panel provides settings for clock and sample rates, buffer sizes, individual signal levels for every input and output, adjustable +4dBu/-10dBV pad conrols and digital I/O control on up to four installed Delta cards. All controls are also easily accessible through most professional audio software applications for seamless integration and operation. |
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Kingroma
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:19 am Post subject:
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That sounds like the sort of card i'm after cheers!
Thanks for the spec info too, much appreciated.
Ill keep my eyes out for one of them MAudio Audiophile 2496 cards
i'v noticed they go like hot cakes on ebay!
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