[linux-audio-dev] Soundcards...

[james at dis-dot-dat.net]

On Thu, 27 Jan, 2005 at 05:23PM -0500, Lee Revell spake thus:
> On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 20:18 +0000, james at dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
> > Hi peeps.
> > 
> > Just looking for some quick advice about a new soundcard.
> > 
> > I'm looking at getting something like the M-Audio Audiophile 2496.
> > 
> > This is to replace a SB Live! Value.
> > 
> > Does this seem like a sensible (though cheap) move?  I'm expecting a
> > better card.  
> 
> Make sure the tone control switch is muted.  It's not enough to set bass
> and treble to 0, you have to disable the switch.

Well, that's not how it works on my card.  I have to have the tone
control unmuted and the bass turned down to about 25% to stop
clipping.  If I mute it, the volume seems equivalent to having them
both at 50%.

Stange.
 
> I am working on improving the emu10k1 driver.  But, the Audiophile is
> certainly a better card.  You get what you pay for, and the SBLive value
> is pretty amazing for a $20 soundcard but it's still a $20 soundcard.

It was $100 when I bought it, which is about how much I can get
the Audiophile for now.  I'm just waiting for the cost of every other
item I want to fall to this price, too.  



> Lee
> 
> 

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