An interesting thread and plenty of interfaces to go and take a look at. Still, I have one question: these may do what we want in terms of multimple inputs or outputs, but how usable is the interface that comes with them?
I think myself that for multi-input work we really need an external mixer to give line and mic inputs with hardware controls, going into a line-level soundcard input. Yes, an extra box, and a bit more cost, but if your needs are modest then the cost can be low. Ray Tim Crawford wrote: Hi Bue, I'm using a little device here called the UD10.1 audio converter from Trends audio. It connects to your pc via usb, and has a variety of outputs including both optical and coaxual s-pdif, XLR, and BNC. The 3.5mm headphone socket also doubles as a line output, and provides phono out by means of a 3.5mm to RCA connector. I have the ud-10.1 feeding a Beresford DAC, via the coax digital out, which in turn connects to the amplifier with good quality rca interconnects. My music files are in lossless flac format, and I am very happy with the results, with sound quality being as good as, and probably better than my Arcam Alpha 9 cd player. I should say that the ud-10.1 is solely an output device, so if you wish to record, another method would have to be considered. Best regards, Tim. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
