[LAU] status usb2 for sound

[Hartmut Noack]

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Jörn Nettingsmeier schrieb:
> Lorenzo wrote:
>>> USB1 works OK with ALSA but what is the status for USB*2*-Soundcards?
>> I guess this makes me think: what about the new USB 3.0? 

...

>> Could this at last free linux (but not only them) musician from 
>> expensive an usually-badly-supported firewire cards?
> 
> there are some excellent and very well-supported firewire devices out
> there. 

OK - that is confirmed

> personally, i've been using the saffire pro26 and the mackie onyx
> 16ch mixer - both work very well on a properly tuned system. both would
> qualify as "expensive",

and that is the point - I am about to set up a box for a friend. It is a
HP PIV 1GB RAM for 80 E whithin his budget. Unfortunately it is just 5-6
mm too small for his TerratecEWX-PCI-Soundcard.
We know that these envy24-cards are the gold-standard for Linux if you
cannot afford a hammerfall. USB2-Cards that are much better than any
built-in chip come by the score nowadays. But if you want something for
about 50-60E as a class-compliant USB1 interface the air is getting
thinner and thinner. Anything beyond the Behringer U-control in terms of
quality is USB2 today.

Firewire is OK but lets face it: interfaces working with alsa are more
fun. A USB1-interface that is properly supported by alsa is plug and
play without any hassle. Even supported FW-devices can fail severely if
you happen to have the wrong controller-chipset. Many older/cheaper
computers especially laptops do not have a FW-port in the first place.
And FW-interfaces are excluselively available via jack - so VLC and/or
xine *must* support jack to have fun with videos et al...

So again a last try: can anybody recommend any USB-interface recently
available for about 50 Eur/USD ?
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