Re: Hi-fi soundcard
Hi Andy. What you're doing at the moment is having your Yamaha AV unit do the digital to analogue conversion for you and the sound blaster is purely transfering the digital signal from your computer to the AV unit. The Musical Fidelity V-DAC would be doing the digital to analogue conversion instead of the Yamaha and so it would be a direct comparison between the two. I would suspect little difference in the sound quality. If you were using analogue output from the sound blaster I would expect the V-DAC would do a much better job as it is a discreet piece of hi-fi kit that is powered separately and is built specifically for high quality music reproduction. Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.llo...@sky.com - Original Message - From: "Andy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hi Kevin. I had a look at this device as I'm thinking of an alternative to my Creative Soundblaster 24 bit external card. At the moment, I have my Soundblaster sending the audio file via it's optic out, into a Yamaha AV unit. The quality of the sound is really very good. The V-DAC has an analogue output, which would simply go into my CD phono inputs on the Yamaha. Kevin, I thought that the quality of Optic was much better than Phono? Are you saying that the V-DAC, plugged into my computer's USB and to my CD Phono's on the AV unit are as good or better than the Soundblaster with it's optic output to the AV unit? Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Kevin Lloyd" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Yes, if you're looking for pure high quality playback then I'd recommend the Musical Fidelity V-DAC. This is a real piece of hi-fi kit produced by a well respected hi-fi brand rather than a piece of computer kit. It will connect via USB and can be bought for approx. £150 from www.superfi.co.uk Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.llo...@sky.com - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. ----- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email t
Re: Hi-fi soundcard
Hi Kevin. I had a look at this device as I'm thinking of an alternative to my Creative Soundblaster 24 bit external card. At the moment, I have my Soundblaster sending the audio file via it's optic out, into a Yamaha AV unit. The quality of the sound is really very good. The V-DAC has an analogue output, which would simply go into my CD phono inputs on the Yamaha. Kevin, I thought that the quality of Optic was much better than Phono? Are you saying that the V-DAC, plugged into my computer's USB and to my CD Phono's on the AV unit are as good or better than the Soundblaster with it's optic output to the AV unit? Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Kevin Lloyd" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Yes, if you're looking for pure high quality playback then I'd recommend the Musical Fidelity V-DAC. This is a real piece of hi-fi kit produced by a well respected hi-fi brand rather than a piece of computer kit. It will connect via USB and can be bought for approx. £150 from www.superfi.co.uk Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.llo...@sky.com - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi, I think this is exactly what I am looking for, providing that it can convert both ways at minimum 96 KHz / 24 bits. I'll definitely go and explore it tomorrow. Best regards and thanks a lot Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Kevin Lloyd Sendt: 2. november 2009 10:24 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Yes, if you're looking for pure high quality playback then I'd recommend the Musical Fidelity V-DAC. This is a real piece of hi-fi kit produced by a well respected hi-fi brand rather than a piece of computer kit. It will connect via USB and can be bought for approx. £150 from www.superfi.co.uk Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.llo...@sky.com - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4566 (20091102) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Hi-fi soundcard
That's it's only problem, it kind of uses that thing that Creative used that isn't real accessible. I can do what I need through the volume control in windows, but there's probably things in that panel that aren't accessible like environmental effects and so on. - Original Message - From: "Robert Logue" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:55 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hi Brent. How is the software control pannel for the turtle beach Montego DDL? Bob - Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard My turtle beach Montego DDL sounds quite good compared to the SBLive I had in my old machine. It has optical in and out, a mic in, line in, line out, and a couple other jacks I'm not sure what for. I think those are surround, wouldn't it be nice if one could just have an extra wave device in Windows to just use them as separate output of something completely different. - Original Message - From: "Robert Nelson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard This thread made me wonder just what audio interfaces are available these days. Browsing the page shown below shows that there are quite a few audio interfaces available but they are not necessarily hi fi sound cards. However, it seems that most hi fi sound cards these days come with only one input which doubles as microphone input and line input and a headphone jack. If you are prepared to go the extra mile, you might get a SP/DIFF output. Are we being forced to buy audio interfaces like those listed below just to get something we can simultaneously plug a microphone and input from a recorder? Could it be that manufacturers think that we should be content with glorious surround sound and not be creative? Given the needs of so many people creating podcasts, you would think that there would be more sound cards with multiple inputs and outputs but it seems that people who want to do that are being pushed in the direction of the audio interfaces listed below. Browse this site to read about some very interesting audio gear- http://www.electricroom.com.au/catalog/Computer+Audio USB Audio Interfaces MidiTech Phonoface - USB Phono Preamp and Restoration Software With the Phonoface you can easily digitise your analogue sound sources. Thanks to its specialist phono preamplification, the Phonoface is able to digitise records at an optimal quality. Using the switching arrangement you can also attach LINE level devices, e.g. music cassette decks or CD players. With the included restoration software - Magix "Music Cleaning Lab" you have the capability to edit previously digitised music or speech. $ 79.00 MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI Interface The professional MIDI interface for your home studio: FastLane is a simple 2 input, 2 output, 32-MIDI channel interface for Macintosh and Windows. It installs in seconds and opens your computer to a world of music software. FastLane's unique advantage: a MIDI thru button allows you to play to your gear even when your computer is turned off-without having to disconnect cables. No other USB interface offers this feature for this price. $ 122.00 M-Audio Transit USB - High Resolution Mobile Audio Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software and small enough to fit in your pocket, Transit brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. Digital I/O lets you transfer pristine audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. Transit is your ticket to ride. $139.00 M-Audio Fast Track USB - 24-bit 48kHz Portable Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software, the Fast Track USB is also a great choice if you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, and require professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you're ready to rock. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC, MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. $ 157.50 Edirol UA-1G - Portable USB Audio Interface 24-bit 96kHz The UA-1G is a compact 1 x 1 USB Audio Interface that offers excellent-quality sound via multiple connection options and a simple, user-friendly design. $ 157.50 ART Tube MP Project Series with USB The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to audio inputs to digital audio workstations as well as standard analog devices. $ 169.00 Icon Cube Mini - Ultra Compact 2x2 Audio Interface 24-bit 192kHz An ideal cross-platform, bus-powered audio recording solution, the
Re: Hi-fi soundcard
Hi Brent. How is the software control pannel for the turtle beach Montego DDL? Bob - Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard My turtle beach Montego DDL sounds quite good compared to the SBLive I had in my old machine. It has optical in and out, a mic in, line in, line out, and a couple other jacks I'm not sure what for. I think those are surround, wouldn't it be nice if one could just have an extra wave device in Windows to just use them as separate output of something completely different. - Original Message - From: "Robert Nelson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard This thread made me wonder just what audio interfaces are available these days. Browsing the page shown below shows that there are quite a few audio interfaces available but they are not necessarily hi fi sound cards. However, it seems that most hi fi sound cards these days come with only one input which doubles as microphone input and line input and a headphone jack. If you are prepared to go the extra mile, you might get a SP/DIFF output. Are we being forced to buy audio interfaces like those listed below just to get something we can simultaneously plug a microphone and input from a recorder? Could it be that manufacturers think that we should be content with glorious surround sound and not be creative? Given the needs of so many people creating podcasts, you would think that there would be more sound cards with multiple inputs and outputs but it seems that people who want to do that are being pushed in the direction of the audio interfaces listed below. Browse this site to read about some very interesting audio gear- http://www.electricroom.com.au/catalog/Computer+Audio USB Audio Interfaces MidiTech Phonoface - USB Phono Preamp and Restoration Software With the Phonoface you can easily digitise your analogue sound sources. Thanks to its specialist phono preamplification, the Phonoface is able to digitise records at an optimal quality. Using the switching arrangement you can also attach LINE level devices, e.g. music cassette decks or CD players. With the included restoration software - Magix "Music Cleaning Lab" you have the capability to edit previously digitised music or speech. $ 79.00 MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI Interface The professional MIDI interface for your home studio: FastLane is a simple 2 input, 2 output, 32-MIDI channel interface for Macintosh and Windows. It installs in seconds and opens your computer to a world of music software. FastLane's unique advantage: a MIDI thru button allows you to play to your gear even when your computer is turned off-without having to disconnect cables. No other USB interface offers this feature for this price. $ 122.00 M-Audio Transit USB - High Resolution Mobile Audio Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software and small enough to fit in your pocket, Transit brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. Digital I/O lets you transfer pristine audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. Transit is your ticket to ride. $139.00 M-Audio Fast Track USB - 24-bit 48kHz Portable Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software, the Fast Track USB is also a great choice if you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, and require professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you're ready to rock. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC, MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. $ 157.50 Edirol UA-1G - Portable USB Audio Interface 24-bit 96kHz The UA-1G is a compact 1 x 1 USB Audio Interface that offers excellent-quality sound via multiple connection options and a simple, user-friendly design. $ 157.50 ART Tube MP Project Series with USB The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to audio inputs to digital audio workstations as well as standard analog devices. $ 169.00 Icon Cube Mini - Ultra Compact 2x2 Audio Interface 24-bit 192kHz An ideal cross-platform, bus-powered audio recording solution, the Icon Cube Mini is only 9cm x 9cm in size! Includes full duplex recording and playback facility, as well as support for Direct Sound, ASIO 2.0 and WDM. $179.00 ART USB Dual Pre - 2 Channel Portable Preamp with USB The USB Dual Pre is a full-featured high quality dual portable preamplifier and computer interface packed into a compact rugged case. It is designed to work over a variety of applications such as remote field recording and desktop/studio track
Re: Hi-fi soundcard
Yes, if you're looking for pure high quality playback then I'd recommend the Musical Fidelity V-DAC. This is a real piece of hi-fi kit produced by a well respected hi-fi brand rather than a piece of computer kit. It will connect via USB and can be bought for approx. £150 from www.superfi.co.uk Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.llo...@sky.com - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4563 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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You'll find quite a few of the newer hi-fi dacs have a usb input expressly for this purpose. You could have a look at the musical fidelity and Arcam dacs which I think both have usb options. Cheers, Tim. - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi Andy, I honestly couldn't say if there would be any issues with the trends audio device under vista. I'm using it with an xp system, and found no problems at all, the unit requiring no drivers to be installed, setup was very simple. I purchased it from a company called desktop audio near manchester, where the guy was very helpful in answering any questions. Best regards, Tim. - Original Message - From: "Andy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hi Tim. This device sounds like something I'd be very much interested in. I've been using the Soundblaster for several years to take the optic from my computer to my Arcam AV. Not too bothered about recording at this time, so an output device would seem to meet my needs. Dio you know if this unit has any problems with VISTA?, or does it work better on XP Home computers? Finally, do you know if it's available here in Scotland? I've been a lover of Creative for some years now but feel that they are not longer interested. This is why I'm interested in other similar devices. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Tim Crawford" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard 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. I --- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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hi john, if your stereo costs $ 5000 or more then this could be a good investment. Brian - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello all, I have been doing some digging on vacuum tube sound cards, and this is what I've found. I found a tube amplifier that has a USB inter face that bypasses your computer's sound card. It has a 24 bit 156 kHz DAT converter. But it is kind of pricy. This unit sails for $750 I will get back to you with the link to this thing later. My best regards! John- Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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actually the tube idea will give a more warmer sound plus mor definition to the sound spectrum. this way the sound that is reproduced is a natural sound and not colorized by any dsp processing. the concept of the tube/valve idea is that withthe sound frequency's this will help define the sound carestrics and bring out that classic sound, whild digital sound is good you have to admit that a warmer sound is coming back in todays music, since the british sound has been coming back. the tube idea is a really good one and one that I believe will go over quite nicely- Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard I thought I found that online somewhere that the valve thing is just what the British call tubes. I thought Adam Curry's idea on his shows in the earlier days when he said he used a "stereo valve processor" litterally meant the name of the device, when in fact, all it is was a generalization of any device that processed the stereo signal leaving the board that may have had tubes in it. - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard For anyone in the UK who just might possibly not know, read "valves" for "tubes". Yes, a warm sound indeed, LOL! In fact the mic pre-amp attached to this speaker has a valve, um, "tube" in it's front end. I'm old enough to remember valve equipment and we weren't sorry to see it go by and large as it tended to be unreliable. Space might be a bit of an issue, but I imagine mounting within slots sideways in the printed circuit board an internal card wouldn't present a real problem. External cards don't raise an issue here. Ray djdoctorp wrote: High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message ----- From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message ----- From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To uns
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My turtle beach Montego DDL sounds quite good compared to the SBLive I had in my old machine. It has optical in and out, a mic in, line in, line out, and a couple other jacks I'm not sure what for. I think those are surround, wouldn't it be nice if one could just have an extra wave device in Windows to just use them as separate output of something completely different. - Original Message - From: "Robert Nelson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard This thread made me wonder just what audio interfaces are available these days. Browsing the page shown below shows that there are quite a few audio interfaces available but they are not necessarily hi fi sound cards. However, it seems that most hi fi sound cards these days come with only one input which doubles as microphone input and line input and a headphone jack. If you are prepared to go the extra mile, you might get a SP/DIFF output. Are we being forced to buy audio interfaces like those listed below just to get something we can simultaneously plug a microphone and input from a recorder? Could it be that manufacturers think that we should be content with glorious surround sound and not be creative? Given the needs of so many people creating podcasts, you would think that there would be more sound cards with multiple inputs and outputs but it seems that people who want to do that are being pushed in the direction of the audio interfaces listed below. Browse this site to read about some very interesting audio gear- http://www.electricroom.com.au/catalog/Computer+Audio USB Audio Interfaces MidiTech Phonoface - USB Phono Preamp and Restoration Software With the Phonoface you can easily digitise your analogue sound sources. Thanks to its specialist phono preamplification, the Phonoface is able to digitise records at an optimal quality. Using the switching arrangement you can also attach LINE level devices, e.g. music cassette decks or CD players. With the included restoration software - Magix "Music Cleaning Lab" you have the capability to edit previously digitised music or speech. $ 79.00 MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI Interface The professional MIDI interface for your home studio: FastLane is a simple 2 input, 2 output, 32-MIDI channel interface for Macintosh and Windows. It installs in seconds and opens your computer to a world of music software. FastLane's unique advantage: a MIDI thru button allows you to play to your gear even when your computer is turned off-without having to disconnect cables. No other USB interface offers this feature for this price. $ 122.00 M-Audio Transit USB - High Resolution Mobile Audio Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software and small enough to fit in your pocket, Transit brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. Digital I/O lets you transfer pristine audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. Transit is your ticket to ride. $139.00 M-Audio Fast Track USB - 24-bit 48kHz Portable Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software, the Fast Track USB is also a great choice if you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, and require professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you're ready to rock. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC, MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. $ 157.50 Edirol UA-1G - Portable USB Audio Interface 24-bit 96kHz The UA-1G is a compact 1 x 1 USB Audio Interface that offers excellent-quality sound via multiple connection options and a simple, user-friendly design. $ 157.50 ART Tube MP Project Series with USB The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to audio inputs to digital audio workstations as well as standard analog devices. $ 169.00 Icon Cube Mini - Ultra Compact 2x2 Audio Interface 24-bit 192kHz An ideal cross-platform, bus-powered audio recording solution, the Icon Cube Mini is only 9cm x 9cm in size! Includes full duplex recording and playback facility, as well as support for Direct Sound, ASIO 2.0 and WDM. $179.00 ART USB Dual Pre - 2 Channel Portable Preamp with USB The USB Dual Pre is a full-featured high quality dual portable preamplifier and computer interface packed into a compact rugged case. It is designed to work over a variety of applications such as remote field recording and desktop/studio tracking. Each of the two low noise input channels has up to 48 dB of clean gain with signal present and clip LED indicators. Inputs can be either XLR balanced or 1/4-inch TRS. Each of the 1/4-inch TRS outputs is buffered low impedance balanced. $ 189.00 ART U
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I thought I found that online somewhere that the valve thing is just what the British call tubes. I thought Adam Curry's idea on his shows in the earlier days when he said he used a "stereo valve processor" litterally meant the name of the device, when in fact, all it is was a generalization of any device that processed the stereo signal leaving the board that may have had tubes in it. - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard For anyone in the UK who just might possibly not know, read "valves" for "tubes". Yes, a warm sound indeed, LOL! In fact the mic pre-amp attached to this speaker has a valve, um, "tube" in it's front end. I'm old enough to remember valve equipment and we weren't sorry to see it go by and large as it tended to be unreliable. Space might be a bit of an issue, but I imagine mounting within slots sideways in the printed circuit board an internal card wouldn't present a real problem. External cards don't raise an issue here. Ray djdoctorp wrote: High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Well, I do notice that if people do Internet shows using on board sound cards, you can really hear the hiss from the mic out jacks. The cheapest solution to that problem is probably a USB headset mic, but then you get too much breathing in. You probably would need a higher end card to get better preamps for the mic, line out, etc. I would bet this tube card must be a USB device, not sure though. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Putting vacuum tubes in a PC might sound a little like adding a hand crank to a Porsche, but at least one company thinks it might be the future of computer audio. Taiwanese components company AOpen, part of the Acer Group, is selling a PC audio card based on a vacuum tube--the same century-old technology that sends electric guitar players and hi-fi aficionados into paroxysms of listening delight. The idea, according to AOpen, is to replicate the "warm" sound of traditional tube-driven audio equipment inside PCs, which are increasingly being used as stereos by digital music lovers. The company quietly released a first version of the product in the United States in August, and an updated version, now available in Taiwan, will reach U.S. shores in January, just missing the holiday shopping season. Will AOpen's audio card revolutionize PC audio? Unlikely, analysts say. But the company's focus is one of a number of increasingly clear signs that the intermingling of PCs with other household entertainment devices is steadily marching along and that PCs are beginning to hold their own in terms of quality. "I wouldn't call (the tube-driven board) a novelty, but it certainly falls into the enthusiast segment," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst for Mercury Research, a firm covering the PC component market. "On the hi-fi side, there are some very strong tube proponents." Even if it remains an evolutionary--or devolutionary--dead-end, the tube-driven audio card does help highlight an ongoing renaissance in PC audio technology, driven by the prevalence of downloadable music and musicians' growing use of inexpensive, powerful computers for home recording. The standalone audio card market was considerably stronger in the mid-1990s, when companies like Creative Labs, with its Sound Blaster audio card, first helped PCs become multimedia machines. But in 1997, technology for integrating audio directly into a computer's motherboard became widespread, and the standalone audio market soon collapsed. The ability to do signal-processing functions inside software programs--once the exclusive purview of hardware--also helped undermine audio card sales. Most PCs today are sold with integrated audio capabilities that let listeners play music, if not with particularly high-quality sound, without any specialized hardware. Creative's Audigy and Sound Blaster lines of audio cards still sell fairly well among game players and music lovers looking for a richer sound, but the company continues to have only a fraction of the market it commanded half a decade ago, McCarron said. AOpen's card falls into a slightly different category, however. There's already a long list of existing high-tech add-on equipment designed for musicians creating PC music. But there are fewer high-end cards targeted more specifically at hi-fi connoisseurs. The company itself says the idea was initially a "lark," dreamed up by an audiophile engineer in the course of a brainstorming session. But a lab test of the idea convinced enough people that sound quality was noticeably different that the company decided to produce the product. According to product manager Richard Jen, the company has sold about 5000 of the tube boards in the United States since August. They aren't available in retail stores--the company distributes mostly through resellers, who in turn sell the product for between $180 and $220. Jen said the customer base has been split evenly between gamers and hi-fi enthusiasts. The idea has won both raves and jeers online. Audiophiles and sound engineers in message boards have differed, often bitterly, on whether the tube would make a difference to the sound. Tube amplification gives a "fuzzier" sound, many say, and while that might make it sound "warmer" to some ears, it would lack the precise reproduction of digital signals that a good-quality computer audio codec can provide, critics say. - Original Message ----- From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and m
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Hello all, Just as I promised in my last post, here is the link to that USB vacuum tube amp that I was telling you all about. http://www.neuhauslabs.com/amplifiers/ I am wondering something about this though, can you record from this unit? I will call them and ask them about that tomorrow. My best regards to you all! John. - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hello all, I have been doing some digging on vacuum tube sound cards, and this is what I've found. I found a tube amplifier that has a USB inter face that bypasses your computer's sound card. It has a 24 bit 156 kHz DAT converter. But it is kind of pricy. This unit sails for $750 I will get back to you with the link to this thing later. My best regards! John- Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Hi-fi soundcard Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Speaking of high sound quality - I would be in the market for a very good digital to analog converter simply to use my computer connected to a good stereo system. Is there anything better than the xitel for example? Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bue Vester-Andersen Sent: 31 October 2009 11:18 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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I have heard though that they are quite OK when using them with computer speakers but that they are not that good when hooking them up to high end systems like NAD and Rotell. Andre -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of djdoctorp Sent: 31 October 2009 09:17 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.42/2473 - Release Date: 10/31/09 21:14:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi, Well actually there are many factors to consider when bying a sound card, of higher class. In my opinion you should really try to get it away from the noisy and electro magnetic pc itself, and out in the free air. smile Any way a firewire, or a USB solution, where the data remains 100 % digital until converted to an analog signal I think will produce the most clean signal. At least you should not be concerned about noise from the harddisk, or P S U with such a configuration. Also it's no bad thing at all to have a self powered audio device. We're talking hifi here, not simple pc sound. :-) Then the dificult part will be to find the best devices out there, and also here, like with anything else, it's a matter of personal preference. Some of the devices has a high power output, and others are not as agressive, if you know what I mean. Some are warmer then others, and others again are more clean and so on. There are definately minor variations, but they're definately noticeable. Best regards Brian - Original Message - From: "Andy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hi Tim. This device sounds like something I'd be very much interested in. I've been using the Soundblaster for several years to take the optic from my computer to my Arcam AV. Not too bothered about recording at this time, so an output device would seem to meet my needs. Dio you know if this unit has any problems with VISTA?, or does it work better on XP Home computers? Finally, do you know if it's available here in Scotland? I've been a lover of Creative for some years now but feel that they are not longer interested. This is why I'm interested in other similar devices. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Tim Crawford" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard 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. I --- Original Message ----- From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi Tim. This device sounds like something I'd be very much interested in. I've been using the Soundblaster for several years to take the optic from my computer to my Arcam AV. Not too bothered about recording at this time, so an output device would seem to meet my needs. Dio you know if this unit has any problems with VISTA?, or does it work better on XP Home computers? Finally, do you know if it's available here in Scotland? I've been a lover of Creative for some years now but feel that they are not longer interested. This is why I'm interested in other similar devices. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Tim Crawford" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard 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. I --- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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I Tim, Sounds very interesting. I still need to be able to record from analogue sources, so I'd better stick to a real sound card. Currently, I am looking at Audiotrak and Terratec, but I don't know how accessible their software is. Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Tim Crawford Sendt: 1. november 2009 14:26 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard 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. I --- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface > and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, > so > I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is > stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the > job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4562 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4562 (20091101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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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
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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. I --- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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This thread made me wonder just what audio interfaces are available these days. Browsing the page shown below shows that there are quite a few audio interfaces available but they are not necessarily hi fi sound cards. However, it seems that most hi fi sound cards these days come with only one input which doubles as microphone input and line input and a headphone jack. If you are prepared to go the extra mile, you might get a SP/DIFF output. Are we being forced to buy audio interfaces like those listed below just to get something we can simultaneously plug a microphone and input from a recorder? Could it be that manufacturers think that we should be content with glorious surround sound and not be creative? Given the needs of so many people creating podcasts, you would think that there would be more sound cards with multiple inputs and outputs but it seems that people who want to do that are being pushed in the direction of the audio interfaces listed below. Browse this site to read about some very interesting audio gear- http://www.electricroom.com.au/catalog/Computer+Audio USB Audio Interfaces MidiTech Phonoface - USB Phono Preamp and Restoration Software With the Phonoface you can easily digitise your analogue sound sources. Thanks to its specialist phono preamplification, the Phonoface is able to digitise records at an optimal quality. Using the switching arrangement you can also attach LINE level devices, e.g. music cassette decks or CD players. With the included restoration software - Magix "Music Cleaning Lab" you have the capability to edit previously digitised music or speech. $ 79.00 MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI Interface The professional MIDI interface for your home studio: FastLane is a simple 2 input, 2 output, 32-MIDI channel interface for Macintosh and Windows. It installs in seconds and opens your computer to a world of music software. FastLane's unique advantage: a MIDI thru button allows you to play to your gear even when your computer is turned off-without having to disconnect cables. No other USB interface offers this feature for this price. $ 122.00 M-Audio Transit USB - High Resolution Mobile Audio Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software and small enough to fit in your pocket, Transit brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. Digital I/O lets you transfer pristine audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. Transit is your ticket to ride. $139.00 M-Audio Fast Track USB - 24-bit 48kHz Portable Interface Compatible with ProTools M-Powered Software, the Fast Track USB is also a great choice if you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, and require professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you're ready to rock. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC, MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. $ 157.50 Edirol UA-1G - Portable USB Audio Interface 24-bit 96kHz The UA-1G is a compact 1 x 1 USB Audio Interface that offers excellent-quality sound via multiple connection options and a simple, user-friendly design. $ 157.50 ART Tube MP Project Series with USB The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to audio inputs to digital audio workstations as well as standard analog devices. $ 169.00 Icon Cube Mini - Ultra Compact 2x2 Audio Interface 24-bit 192kHz An ideal cross-platform, bus-powered audio recording solution, the Icon Cube Mini is only 9cm x 9cm in size! Includes full duplex recording and playback facility, as well as support for Direct Sound, ASIO 2.0 and WDM. $179.00 ART USB Dual Pre - 2 Channel Portable Preamp with USB The USB Dual Pre is a full-featured high quality dual portable preamplifier and computer interface packed into a compact rugged case. It is designed to work over a variety of applications such as remote field recording and desktop/studio tracking. Each of the two low noise input channels has up to 48 dB of clean gain with signal present and clip LED indicators. Inputs can be either XLR balanced or 1/4-inch TRS. Each of the 1/4-inch TRS outputs is buffered low impedance balanced. $ 189.00 ART USB PhonoPlus Preamp v2 Phono / Line Preamp with USB. The USB Phono Plus, (Formerly named the USB Micro PRE) acts as an interface between your computer and a wide variety of analog and digital sources $ 199.00 MidiTech AudioLink Pro - 2 Channel 24-bit USB Audio Interface This particular interface is well suited to project studios, demos, recording of presenters and other live applications, where a simple and easy-to-configure unit is required. Compatible with Windows XP/Vista (no drivers required). $ 219.00 ESI
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for a soundcard like this, most likely part of the card might be a external box. unless they make something that would fit into a large tower case that offers more bays. i am using creative soundblaster xfi. and i get a nice warm sound out of that. it gives a million options for the sound. but the tube one will definantely sound better. les Cd/Dvd Duplication & Custom Printing Customer Service Les Gordon Phone: (267)329-8150 email: sa...@cdrdvdr.com web: http://www.cdrdvdr.com - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:48 AM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High SUNSHINE, Someone at a loco stereo shop told me this, but I haven't had a chance to check it out yet. I will get in to this sometime today. I will get back to the list and let you all know about my findings. My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Sunshine" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard when and where did you find this info?i would love to read this news release. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. ----- Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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High SUNSHINE, Someone at a loco stereo shop told me this, but I haven't had a chance to check it out yet. I will get in to this sometime today. I will get back to the list and let you all know about my findings. My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Sunshine" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard when and where did you find this info?i would love to read this news release. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message ----- From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Putting vacuum tubes in a PC might sound a little like adding a hand crank to a Porsche, but at least one company thinks it might be the future of computer audio. Taiwanese components company AOpen, part of the Acer Group, is selling a PC audio card based on a vacuum tube--the same century-old technology that sends electric guitar players and hi-fi aficionados into paroxysms of listening delight. The idea, according to AOpen, is to replicate the "warm" sound of traditional tube-driven audio equipment inside PCs, which are increasingly being used as stereos by digital music lovers. The company quietly released a first version of the product in the United States in August, and an updated version, now available in Taiwan, will reach U.S. shores in January, just missing the holiday shopping season. Will AOpen's audio card revolutionize PC audio? Unlikely, analysts say. But the company's focus is one of a number of increasingly clear signs that the intermingling of PCs with other household entertainment devices is steadily marching along and that PCs are beginning to hold their own in terms of quality. "I wouldn't call (the tube-driven board) a novelty, but it certainly falls into the enthusiast segment," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst for Mercury Research, a firm covering the PC component market. "On the hi-fi side, there are some very strong tube proponents." Even if it remains an evolutionary--or devolutionary--dead-end, the tube-driven audio card does help highlight an ongoing renaissance in PC audio technology, driven by the prevalence of downloadable music and musicians' growing use of inexpensive, powerful computers for home recording. The standalone audio card market was considerably stronger in the mid-1990s, when companies like Creative Labs, with its Sound Blaster audio card, first helped PCs become multimedia machines. But in 1997, technology for integrating audio directly into a computer's motherboard became widespread, and the standalone audio market soon collapsed. The ability to do signal-processing functions inside software programs--once the exclusive purview of hardware--also helped undermine audio card sales. Most PCs today are sold with integrated audio capabilities that let listeners play music, if not with particularly high-quality sound, without any specialized hardware. Creative's Audigy and Sound Blaster lines of audio cards still sell fairly well among game players and music lovers looking for a richer sound, but the company continues to have only a fraction of the market it commanded half a decade ago, McCarron said. AOpen's card falls into a slightly different category, however. There's already a long list of existing high-tech add-on equipment designed for musicians creating PC music. But there are fewer high-end cards targeted more specifically at hi-fi connoisseurs. The company itself says the idea was initially a "lark," dreamed up by an audiophile engineer in the course of a brainstorming session. But a lab test of the idea convinced enough people that sound quality was noticeably different that the company decided to produce the product. According to product manager Richard Jen, the company has sold about 5000 of the tube boards in the United States since August. They aren't available in retail stores--the company distributes mostly through resellers, who in turn sell the product for between $180 and $220. Jen said the customer base has been split evenly between gamers and hi-fi enthusiasts. The idea has won both raves and jeers online. Audiophiles and sound engineers in message boards have differed, often bitterly, on whether the tube would make a difference to the sound. Tube amplification gives a "fuzzier" sound, many say, and while that might make it sound "warmer" to some ears, it would lack the precise reproduction of digital signals that a good-quality computer audio codec can provide, critics say. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 P
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This is not a recommendation but you might want to check out asus xonar cards. They are meant to have very high quality analog sound. Just use your favourite search engine to find reviews and info about asus xonar. The reviews I've read have been quite positive. I do not have one so I can't say how accessible the software will be. Hopefully, most configuration can be done through the Windows mixer. Bob - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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I too would be interested to see a link to this new Creative card. It will command a bit of a premium I'd have thought. Googling did turn up: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/aopen-tube/index.html Seems the "Tube" is made in Russia. Ah, those perveyer's of good old tech. Ray Sunshine wrote: when and where did you find this info?i would love to read this news release. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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when and where did you find this info?i would love to read this news release. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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For anyone in the UK who just might possibly not know, read "valves" for "tubes". Yes, a warm sound indeed, LOL! In fact the mic pre-amp attached to this speaker has a valve, um, "tube" in it's front end. I'm old enough to remember valve equipment and we weren't sorry to see it go by and large as it tended to be unreliable. Space might be a bit of an issue, but I imagine mounting within slots sideways in the printed circuit board an internal card wouldn't present a real problem. External cards don't raise an issue here. Ray djdoctorp wrote: High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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High once again, I don't know how true this is, but I hear that Sound Blaster is coming out with a card that uses a pare of 12AX7 tubes for the line out, and a pare of 12AU7 tubes for the line and mike ins. Word has it that this card will be out some time next year. If that happens, then I won't need a preamp that has tubes to get that warm sound transferred from my old records and cassettes. I am wondering 2 things. For starters, how will the card with tubes and all fit in to any desktop computer? And how much will it cost? My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: SV: Hi-fi soundcard Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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High Andy, I have done my home work on Windows 7, it's not anything like Vista. Windows 7 in a whole lot of ways mimics Windows XP. If your USB card worked well with XP, it will work really well with 7. My best regards! John. - Original Message - From: "Andy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hi there. My name iis Andy Logue and I used to have XP Home with a Creative Soundblaster 24 bit external card, feeding my AV Unit, via an optic out, but since VISTA I have not been able to keep this configuration. I'm hoping to move onto Windows 7 and like yourself, I'm wondering if I can use a Soundblaster card. The advise this member has given does not assit me as I visited the link provided and learned nothing. Perhaps if you find out more then you can share your knowledge with me. I'm, like yourself, not interested in 3.1, 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound and all that nonsense. Like you, all I wish is Stereo and good access. I wish to play and record from my external sound card, via an Optic in or out. Not much to ask for I'm sure , but depressingly, the days of being able to undertake the kind of stuff we have enjoyed for years is passing fast. Please let me know if you find out a good accessible sound card for Windows 7. I just recently paid £150 for an old XP home computer, so that I would be able to continue my practice of playing through my sound card. Unfortunately, the £150 was just wasted as the computer arrived damaged. I'm not sure whither to move back to XP home or move onto Windows 7. As far as VISTA is concerned, although interesting, is no friend of mine and I'll be pleased to see the back of it, like Millennium. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Andy, I can't find any of the messages now, but we had a similar thread to this a month or more back. I can't recall the higher end sound card that was recommended then, but hope someone can. the simple answer would be the M-Audio cards, but they've gone and screwed up the mixer software for their cards something rotten so that the sound panel, which was accessible, is no longer so. I'm always hearing about the Turtle Beach sound cards from those in the U S , but I've not seen them advertized here. sorry if none of that helps greatly, but maybe someone will come back, re. that earlier thread. Ray Bue Vester-Andersen wrote: Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I must admit that I discarded the Sound blaster cards in advance. I suppose the digital connections will be ok, since a bit is a bit. However, their d/a-converters don't have a very good reputation with me. Maybe they have improved, or maybe I am just prejudiced, but I was originally going for a more high-end solution. Do Sound blaster actually make high-end cards, or is is it just gaming and surround stuff, like I thought it was? Are there any good alternatives? Best regards Bue -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af djdoctorp Sendt: 31. oktober 2009 20:17 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard > Hi. > > Can anyone help me? > I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration > interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in > my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. > All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs > and a card that will do the job and do it really well. > > Best regards > Bue > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4561 (20091031) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi there. My name iis Andy Logue and I used to have XP Home with a Creative Soundblaster 24 bit external card, feeding my AV Unit, via an optic out, but since VISTA I have not been able to keep this configuration. I'm hoping to move onto Windows 7 and like yourself, I'm wondering if I can use a Soundblaster card. The advise this member has given does not assit me as I visited the link provided and learned nothing. Perhaps if you find out more then you can share your knowledge with me. I'm, like yourself, not interested in 3.1, 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound and all that nonsense. Like you, all I wish is Stereo and good access. I wish to play and record from my external sound card, via an Optic in or out. Not much to ask for I'm sure , but depressingly, the days of being able to undertake the kind of stuff we have enjoyed for years is passing fast. Please let me know if you find out a good accessible sound card for Windows 7. I just recently paid £150 for an old XP home computer, so that I would be able to continue my practice of playing through my sound card. Unfortunately, the £150 was just wasted as the computer arrived damaged. I'm not sure whither to move back to XP home or move onto Windows 7. As far as VISTA is concerned, although interesting, is no friend of mine and I'll be pleased to see the back of it, like Millennium. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "djdoctorp" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Hi-fi soundcard Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hello, All of the sound cards made by sound blaster can and will do what you need them to do. Check them all out at: http://www.soundblaster.com my best regards to you! John. - Original Message - From: "Bue Vester-Andersen" To: Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Hi-fi soundcard Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Hi-fi soundcard
Hi. Can anyone help me? I need a high-end hi-fi soundcard with an accessible configuration interface and that is compatible with Windows 7. It is going to sit in my hi-fi pc, so I don't really need surround sound or 64 channels.. All i really need is stereo analogue and digital inputs and outputs and a card that will do the job and do it really well. Best regards Bue __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4561 (20091031) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
