[Consortium] high-quality sound card for ExpressCard slot which is (well-)supported under Linux

[Ian Dunham]

I've never used Echo's products, but the ALSA wiki seems to suggest there's
some basic functionality there:

http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-indigoiox

- Ian


On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Martin T <m4rtntns at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ian,
>
> thank you for the reply! All I found from RME product line for
> ExpressCard is the HDSPe
> ExpressCard(http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_hdspe_expresscard.php)
> adapter which seems to provide interface to external RME I/O-boxes
> like "Multiface II" or "Digiface". This setup would be bit overkill
> and nothing but compact. Last but not least, this would be too
> expensive. I would like to keep this ExpressCard sound card below
> 300$.
>
> Any other suggestions? I'm especially interested in experience with
> Echo "Indigo IOx ExpressCard" sound card in Linux environment.
>
>
> regards,
> Martin
>
>
> 2012/12/10 Ian Dunham <iandunham at gmail.com>:
> > Check out RME's solutions. They are highly supported in Linux and are the
> > best converters in the industry.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Martin T <m4rtntns at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I would like to buy high-quality sound card for my laptop. There are
> >> no other requirements besides quality audio output, ExpressCard 34 or
> >> 54 form-factor and single 3.5mm TRS jack socket. Has anyone tested
> >> Echo "Indigo IOx ExpressCard" sound card under Linux(I mainly use
> >> Debian or Debian-based distributions)? According to indigoiox.c C
> >> source file in ALSA source tarball, Echo "Indigo IOx ExpressCard"
> >> seems to be supported. Any practical experience with this particular
> >> sound card under Linux? In addition, what sort of improvement I should
> >> expect compared to Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition
> >> Audio Controller? Or should I prefer some other high-quality sound
> >> card for ExpressCard slot?
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> Martin
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