-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a cheap icemat usb sound card that works well. Memory express used to sell them for ~$90
bogi wrote: > Yep, one day i picked up one of them startech usb sound devices, at random, > it > was way cheap, plugged it in, and it worked very well. It looks like the > simpler devices work ok in Linux. And I was pleasantly surprised by the > quality of the sound from this tiny device. > Cheers > Szemir > > On December 13, 2007 13:19, Martin Glazer wrote: >> Thanks Mark, >> >> that was the hint I needed - I don't need anything complex at all, but I >> got caught up in thinking I needed an actual sound card, when a USB >> speaker does the trick perfectly. >> >> I plugged in my USB headphones and away I went. Sometimes one stares at >> a problem for way too long when the answer is right there on the side of >> them, hanging from their ear ;-) >> >> Martin >> >> Mark Carlson wrote: >>> On 12/13/07, Martin Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm looking to get a USB sound card and was wondering if anyone had any >>>> experience or recommendation with one that would operate under Linux? >>>> >>>> I was also looking for a PCI-E soundcard, but it doesn't look like the >>>> Creative Soudblaster I found is compatible yet. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Martin >>> Thanks to the USB specification, pretty much anything that is simple >>> (e.g. mic. input, headphone and line output) should Just Work. If you >>> are looking for 5.1 surround sound with fancy effects, then you'll >>> have to just search for "<sound card model number> <your linux >>> distro>" and see what comes up. >>> >>> This is the one I have, and it is great if you have some nice >>> headphones (and need a portable headphone amp,) but otherwise, you >>> could get something comparable in ease of use for much less money: >>> http://www.headphone.com/products/headphone-amps/the-mobile-line/headroom >>> -total-bithead.php >>> >>> However, it is a good example of something just working when you plug >>> it in. It has a very standard USB audio interface, and so should most >>> other choices. >>> >>> -Mark C. >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHYb9nwRXgH3rKGfMRAqppAKCaTQgNf5hi8TjaBXHhhjA4drUhTwCfS+El +CfbVG2HF1tnyeOFLQ+T3gw= =O9aZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
