[LAU] OT: external sound for linux card advice

[Lorenzo]

>  Hi all,
>
> I'm sure this has been discussed many times, so sorry for 
> re-iterating... but I guess new drivers and products come out each 
> day, so here you go:
>
> I'm looking at external audio cards (for use with my laptop) 
> especially to do multichannel (balanced!) output
>
> - Obviusly they should work with linux-jack (ubuntu if there are any 
> issues with this distro)
> - at least 8 balanced outputs
>
Well,
It seems that this topic is much less interesting than the mysteries of 
the subconscious :)

Anyway I may have found a bargain for a Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 
http://www.focusrite.com/products/saffire/saffire_pro_24/
Although the ffado site lists support as experimental 
(http://www.ffado.org/?q=node/1204) the posts there and other stuff 
about the pro 10 which I guess is similar make me optimistic about it 
working.

Again it would be nice to hear some current news from someone 
successfully using it

Lorenzo
> I'm looking at 
> these:http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/index.php possibly in 
> the second-hand market and because they are listed as "full support" 
> on the ffdao site.
>
> Any other experience advice is very welcome
>
> Bests,
> Lorenzo.
>
>
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