On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 05:21:06PM -0400, pma wrote: > > However, if you're not going to be using external D/A's, or a digital > > mixer, then you're probably better off going with a card that uses an > > external breakout box for the A/D/A, because that offers better > > isolation from the CPU than you would get from the Hammerfall's > > daughterboards.
I also have a delta 66 and have been quite happy with it. The sound is subjectively very nice. However, in all fairness, its SNR is pretty high for a 24-bit system; it's somewhere in the 90 dB range IIRC. I know a guy who has an RME card with one of their daughtercards providing A/D and D/A conversion inside the computer chassis, and he's measured its SNR and found it to be pretty good - certainly comparable to the Deltas. So, I'd say the delta vs. RME-internal question gets down to how much money you want to spend and what features you need... PS: I don't know if my friend has tried the RME card under linux. It *should* work, but ... --PW > > I personally use an M-Audio Delta 1010 and have been > > quite happy with its performance under Linux; other cards from > > manufacturers like Terratec which also use the Envy24 chipset should > > work well too. All of this, of course, is not meant on a diss on the > > Hammerfall cards - they really are great cards, however, if you're > > mostly just doing CSound, with a bit of analog tape transfer, it > > probably is severe overkill. > > HTH, > > dgm pma wrote: > > > >> Hi, Everyone. > >> > >> As my digital-audio-hardware savvy is wanting, I would much > >> appreciate any critique of the following (not very long) purchase > >> proposal. > >> > >> My old sound card, a vintage '91 MTU MicroSound running with Csound > >> under MS-Windows, died recently. I am in search of a replacement, > >> to run in a newer > >> box under Debian Linux. My use of the system use will consist > >> mainly of Csound generation to disk (no realtime issues) and the > >> CD-burning of selected results. I'll want to hear directly from disk > >> too, and record occasionally from analog tape. > >> > >> My proposed solution is an RME Hammerfall Lite, together with its two > >> analog expansion boards, the AEB4-I & AEB4-O. If I understand, the > >> main board on its own will format output appropriately for audio-CD, > >> but requires the AEB4-I to record from analog sources, and requires > >> the AEB4-O to play directly from disk. > >> > >> Question 1: Do I understand these essentials correctly? (Already > >> have also the ALSA-0.9 sources, CD-burner, amplifier and speakers.) > >> > >> Question 2: Does the RME constitute overkill -- for someone mainly > >> wanting sound _quality_ (not whatever new fancy functionalities) in > >> his old-fashioned style of use? If a simpler alternate could serve > >> me as well, any suggestions? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for your time. > >> Peter > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- -- Paul Winkler "Welcome to Muppet Labs, where the future is made - today!"
