[linux-audio-user] Quattro USB

[Josh Steiner]

i really just need to point out that frank seems to have a personal 
vendetta against the quattro.  it does violate the USB spec in a minor 
way that pretty much every os manages to deal with fine.  for a short 
time the 2.6.x linux kernels didnt support the quattro, but there is a 
fix for that now.  the quattro is *far* from a "total piece of junk", 
its actually a great deal.


Frank Barknecht wrote:

>Hallo,
>Wade Winright hat gesagt: // Wade Winright wrote:
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>>Thanks again for the reply, and I may take your advice and stay completely 
>>away from USB.
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>On a laptop, USB is a decent way to get sound. Just not with the
>Quattro. Which is a total piece of junk. I own one, I know it. Stay
>clear of the Quattro and - to make things simple - of all M-Audio USB
>devices as many are just crap. 
>
>Having said that, there are many good USB devices, that do actually
>work. This ranges from simple inexpensive multichannel devices like
>the Audiotrak USB devs up to the Tascam USB devices or the Terratec
>Phase 26, which all provide high quality recording. I tested a lot of
>devices (~20) and most also worked decent with Jack. 
>
>Of course, PCMICA cards have various advantages, but in general they
>tend to be much, much more expensive as well. Why not just try USB
>out - either from a mailorder which takes it back - or in a shop?
>
>Ciao
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>


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