I have a SoundBlaster Extigy, which is an external version of thier Audigy card. It's been highly reviewed by most of the tech publishers.
It connects via USB and also comes with a remote. It's got lots of digital and analog inputs and outputs, and even will operate in "stand alone" mode if you want to play a source with the computer off ... or put it to some other imaginative use. I used to used it as my computer-to-stereo interface device before I got my SqueezeBox. Now I use it for ripping LP's to digital, and my 'regular' sound card. Another nice benefit is that you can sit it on your desk ... so you don't have to crawl behind your computer every time you want to connect a different source to it. It's probably not an "Audiophile" device, but I think it sounds better than any installed card I've ever heard. I don't know if they're still in production, but it looks like they're fairly available on Ebay for short money. -- jeffluckett ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffluckett's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28023 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
