14 Sep
2002
14 Sep
'02
10:53 p.m.
Mark,
I also use an Audiophile 2496. That's 4 in - 4 out
for about
$150-$175. Two analog and two s/pdif.
I could live with that. I do want S/PDIF for interfacing with my
external decoder, the SB on my Windows machine, and my MiniDisc
machine. Old-fashioned analog would be nice because I could connect
directly to my old-fashioned analog mixer.
But I don't see any Linux drivers for the 2496.
If I could get away with AMD, I probably would. Otherwise, I'd
consider plunking for a 1.8 GHz Celeron. Since my two main Windows
computers are running ASUS boards, I certainly have nothing against
ASUS. I just want to head off as many incompatibilities as I can up
front.
Thanks!
Scott