[linux-audio-user] RE: PCI Express or Firewire interface with TOSLINK

[Richard Edward Horner]

>> > I'm looking for either a PCI Express or Firewire interface that has AT
>> > LEAST 16 channels in and out (preferably 24) of lightpipe (TOSLINK)
>> > I/O that works in Linux as I'm wondering if it's possible to use an
>> > 02R96 with one of the new Mac Pros (which do not have any standard PCI
>> > slots). They come with TOSLINK I/O but it's only one port in and out
>> > and I imagine they probably aren't working in Linux yet.
>
>Those TOSLINK connections are stereo only or if you have an external AC3
>decoder, then you could pull out a 5.1 (I've heard that they may have had
>some problems with this and that the feature might be temporarily
>unavailable). Either way, that particular connector is a far cry from your
>24-channel requirement.

Yikes. I missed that on the spec. Thanks for the heads up. That seems
odd that they would use optical instead of just SPDIF.

Thanks, Rich(ard)
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