I actually ordered a Lexicon Omega for my son on e-Bay 2 weeks ago (still waiting for delivery ... ;) ) ... however, it is a little overkill for my use ... but thank you anyway for your input ...
>n Sep 30 15, rlhar...@oplink.net : > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:36:15 -0500 > From: rlhar...@oplink.net > Subject: Re: Sound card question > User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.5.2 [SVN] > X-Loop: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On Wed, September 30, 2015 8:55 am, Danny wrote: > > What I would like to know is if it would be possible to send audio that > > goes to the headphones to the Line-Out jack at the same time? > > I would be surprised that the case is otherwise. I always install > "pavucontrol" (pulse audio volume control), which may be all you need. > > But "jack" can provide any signal routing you need. > > A few years back I began using a USB interface for sound on everything. > This approach allows me to switch the entire sound apparatus from one > machine to another with only a single USB cable, so long as the machine > has a USB port and pavucontrol is installed. And I no longer have to > worry about the idiosyncrasies of all various on-board sound systems. > > One advantage of the USB interface approach to sound is the ability to use > professional (that is, balanced) apparatus, which, by design, eliminates > hum and buzz. You might find balanced gear advantageous when > radio-frequency interference (RFI) is a consideration. > > Entertainment and broadcast supply houses (bswusa.com, fullcompass.com, > markertek.com, bandh.com) stock a variety of economical USB interfaces. > > For many in the audio business (podcasting, performance, and audio mixing > and editing), USB sound has obsoleted bus-based sound cards. > > The Lexicon Alpha at less than fifty dollars is versatile and reliable, > and is powered from the USB bus. The Lexicon design (Alpha and Omega) > uses the mixer paradigm, and can accommodate a mix of balanced and > unbalanced inputs and outputs. > > RLH >