On 04/03/2010 12:33, Arny Krueger wrote:
"Dirk Bruere at wrote in
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Thinking of using an M-Audio card with Virtual Audio
Cable to convert surround sound to PCM spdif.
The idea is to use something like the Audiophile 2496 to
get an analog 4 channel output.
There are only 2 analog outputs on that card. I know, I have one! I also
have every other interface I mention in this post.
Feed this into the 4 inputs,
There are only analog 2 inputs on that card.
sample at 24/96 and use Virtual Cable to route
one pair of signals to the M-Audio spdif o/p, and the
other to the mobo soundchip (Realtek) spdif o/p.
That can work, giving a total of 4 outputs on SP/DIF.
Any opinions?
I'd get a Delta 1010LT, and do the job and have some channels in reserve.
All for not much more than the cost of M-Audio's legacy 4-channel card, the
Deltat 66.
I also need an end-to-end of better than 105dB s/n
The anlog I/O on a Delta 2496 won't go there, either. A Delta 1010LT will
get you pretty close.
I'm tending towards high end M-Audio simply because stuff from
Auzentech, while very good, does not seem to have a long shelf life.
Last time we chose X-Meridian, now it's no longer on sale, which means
problems with support to existing customers.
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