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the dogs bollix of sound cards

  • 24-10-2001 2:11pm
    #1
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭


    right lads and lassies, ive a ceist for ye all:

    What is the absolute best, the dogs bollix, of sound cards out there?

    I'm talking the type you could hook up to a professional multi speaker system, best sound quality, all the bells and whistles, unlimited price.:eek:

    but it has to work with redhat linux!:D


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  • #2
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    Depends what you want really.
    Strong Midi support?
    Best Recording/Playback of digital sources?
    Game support?
    And ultimately price range

    Surely if you have a 'Professional Multi Speaker System' you have a decent Surround Amp/Decoder. So for surround in games/DVD's the card is a relatively minor factor (Once it has digital out for DVD and half decent DACs for it's own surround in games).

    For Midi it makes life easier to get a card that supports Soundfonts.

    Recording and Playback should idealy be 24 bit/96Khz min.

    At home I use a SBLive for gaming/Midi and a Digital Audio Labs CardDeluxe for recording samples.

    However methinks the creative labs Audigy should be the best jack of all trades right now, though I haven't heard the sound quality, the specs are very impressive (as have been the reviews of it).


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