[LAU] Help finding parts for building a hardware system

[david]

AudioPhile 2496 has RCA jacks, works very very well with Linux.

Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:

>     e.  I did a large number of Google searches.  Found zero.  This
>     didn't make sense to me, because I had just visited a local
>     gamer-oriented PC store, and had seen an under-the-TV PC box shaped
>     like a thick VCR which had RCA jacks for audio.  So I decided that I
>     had to go beyond Google.  I first checked the Creative Labs web
>     site's full line, and although RCA jacks weren't in any description
>     (!), they were visible (!!!!) in two of the
>     pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.  So I knew they existed.  As with most
>     things Creative Labs which are not cheapies, the ones I found there
>     were rather expensive.  So I did some research using past reports on
>     Linux Audio lists, found a make appearing to do very well
>     (AudioTrak), found a model with RCA jacks using the photographs of
>     cards, found a very good supplier (floridamusicco.com) of my chosen
>     card (AudioTrak Prodigy HD2), put it in, and found that it works
>     beautifully.  Not only does it work beautifully, but the quality of
>     its electronics are visibly extraordinary.  I have been working off
>     and on in hardware since 1981, and this card reminds me of some of
>     the real beauties made years ago.  DIP sockets for op-amps.  Thick
>     sturdy board, white in color to expose any issues.  Big strong
>     capacitors, no cheapies.  And the price is very good considering its
>     capability.  The card can do 192 kbps :-)  I don't use it at more
>     than 96 kbps, and usually 48 kbps, because more takes up CPU!


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