I have a Soundblaster Live 64 (or something like that). It sounds as good as any of mine cd-players. It was very cheap.
Regards Fredrik Antispam wrote: > A long anser for such short question ;) > > I also have an onboard soundcard and true, the sound isn't great. > I'm looking for a soundcard that will give me perfect sound, cause the wife > wants it to be as good as the cd-player. > > Looking at the different card from creative I see a 'big' one and a cheap > one. Which of the two would you recommend? > > Biggie: X-Fi XtremeMusic > (http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&pro > duct=14066) > Cheap : Audigy SE > (http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&pro > duct=14257) > > Are there other people who have an creative card, who like to share there > experience? > > > Greetz, > Frank > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Karl Lattimer > Verzonden: dinsdag 19 december 2006 10:09 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: [Freevo-users] Soundcard for Linux > > On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 09:27 +0100, Antispam wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Just a quick question: Can someone tell me what soundcard they are using. >> X-mas is coming and I would like to buy (read get) a new sundcard. > > I have an onboard via 82xxx or something to that effect, but you should find > that any cheap £3 sound card will work well in linux. I think the point > about sound cards is get the features you need, and a chip/card that is > supported. > > Good manufacturers of sound cards, well there is only one creative labs. > The rest are pretty much all clones or cheap chips. > > Some cards however will only do 48Khz, which I have found causes some > problems with OSS emulation, choppy sound as an example. That issue can > generally be worked around using a module parameter. However cards like this > (mine being one of them, but its onboard) should be avoided if possible. > > I would recommend that you get a creative labs card, one which supports > SPDIF optical/coaxial out and has 7.1 channels. This gives you as much range > as you will probably ever need, personally I'd like a usb device with > multiple sound inputs and creative make one of those too which also works in > linux. > > I wouldn't pay over the odds for a good sound card though, budget yourself > sensibly on this, as its not really the most important piece of hardware in > your system. > > Hope this helps, > > K, > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's > Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & > business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
