Re: [LAU] Help finding parts for building a hardware system

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!