Re: [LAU] status usb2 for sound

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jörn Nettingsmeier schrieb: ... OK - that is confirmed 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 ?