[LAU] six channel output sound card recommendation

[Jozef Henzl]

Dne Friday 03 of October 2008 20:44:01 Arnold Krille napsal(a):
> Am Freitag, 3. Oktober 2008 schrieb david:
> > Arnold Krille wrote:
> > > Why not use the average built-in soundcard in surround mode? That gives
> > > yousix channels (with non-pro quality) at no extra costs...
> >
> > Hmm, haven't met a built-in sound card with that many channels, but I'm
> > a bottom feeder when it comes to computer equipment.
>
> Must be pretty old hardware you have. Since quite some years now the
> on-board sound of motherboards and laptops has 3 jacks which are either
> line-out, line-in and mic-in or front, rear, sub+center. And don't panic,
> the sub is a normal line-out without any lowpass or similar applied...
>
Great, the lowpass was a thing i was fearing of. The hardware supplier will 
give me a list of a cards he have and I'll chose one next week, comparing the 
list against the alsa matrix. Thanks for the info.

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