[LAU] SBLive! Platinum [CT4760P] Line-In

[Svend-Erik K Madsen]

Bill White wrote:
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> Dave Phillips wrote:
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>> I know the SBLive and similar cards are much cheaper, but I used such 
>> cards before switching to the Delta. Despite their virtues, I can't 
>> recommend them for serious audio production.
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> Why do you think the SBLive is not sufficiently serious.  That is to
> say, what's the characteristic of a high-end computer sound card that
> makes it recommendable for serious work?  I can imagine these as
> possible answers:
>   1.) Low noise characteristics, including power-line noise.  But
>       maybe power-line noise is less a function of the sound card,
>       and more a function of the entire system and its relation to
>       the power supply.
>   2.) Low harmonic distortion, though I would not thing HD is really
>       a big deal in modern electronics.
>   3.) Is sample jitter a problem?
>   4.) Is sample width a problem?
>   5.) I can suppose that the interface is important.  By this I
>       mean the programming interface, and not the applications used
>       to control the device.  Since the latter are either Windows
>       applications, or Linux, device independent applications,
>       the device choice doesn't have that much to do with this.
>
> I really have no clue.  I don't have a real application in mind.  I'm
> just curious.  If this has already been hashed out earlier in this
> thread, I apologize for repeating, and I'll withstand being
> ignored.
>
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Hi
It's all about what you want to achieve with your recordings and what 
needs you may have for stable connectors which I in all respect don't 
think the SBLive card or any card on that level contains.

It's also important to be able to connect balanced equipment to a steady 
breakoutbox, I moved from Delta66 to RME Multiface to achieve low 
latency and the possibility of connecting varieties of different signal 
types.

But you can't get quality cheap, that's my experience so far, if you 
only want to play to learn, the SBLive probably will do !

/Sv-e