> > you're right, i forgot about that. i'm fairly prehistoric in my
> > needs: i'd like to hear my music, in stereo :-), and i'd like
> > the microphone input to work. (i'll hopefully be using that to
> > drive lircd -- not for real audio input -- so mic signal quality
> > isn't terribly important.)
>
> Lircd ?? I don't see the link between mic inputs and infrared...
i wouldn't have either, until i spotted this page:
http://www.lirc.org/ir-audio.html
the trick is that it reads the de-modulated IR signal directly
via the mic-input a/d converter, and post-processes it to derive
the bit-stream values. the advantages over other sensors are
that a) there's no extra driver needed, and b) it's _very_ cheap.
:-) (plus, most PC's have an unused mic input -- i've been using
serial port adapters up to now, but serial ports are getting more
and more scarce.)
> > given a choice, i'd like something
> > with two PCM output channels, so they can be independently muted.
>
> That may be more difficult to find. Most USB audio boxes don't
> have a 'mixer' app anyway - you control them by physical switches
> and knobs.
after visiting the edirol site, i see what you mean. i guess i
should add "low cost" to my list of criteria. :-)
if it's not clear by now, i'm not looking for professional or
audiophile quality. i'm hoping someone will tell me that
something like this turtle beach product works perfectly:
http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/audioadv/amigo/
paul
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