[LAU] Help finding parts for building a hardware system

[david]

Yah, didn't say they were. I think the OP was talking about a system to 
use performing live, not recording.

Harry Van Haaren wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Just to be dead clear: The RCA jack is NOT a balanced connection, and is 
> therefore
> more susceptible to Radio Frequence interference. I'm not sure how 
> serious the OP
> is about audio recording, but it is something to keep in mind.
> 
> Cheers, -Harry
> 
> PS: Info on differences of balanced / unbalanced stuff (from Sound on 
> Sound):
> http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan02/articles/faq0102.asp#Anchor-11022
> 
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:07 AM, david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com 
> <mailto:gnome at hawaii.rr.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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
>         <http://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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David
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