thanks! Forgot to mention that I'm using XP Media Center. I have decided
to get an external unit, probably a higher-end unit like the ULN-2
http://www.mhlabs.com/metric_halo/products/mio/uln2/
if I can afford the thing.
Now, how would I switch between the two sound cards if I want to go from
gaming to listening to audio? Is it as simple as switching settings in
"Sound and Audio Devices" in the Control Panel? Each sound card will have
it's own dedicated amp/speaker setup so no plugging/unplugging would be
necessary.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tomporowski" <didym...@gmail.com>
To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 04:14
Subject: Re: [H] Getting a second audiophile sound card - external?
Some M-Audio boards have issues with being the 2nd card under certain
operating systems. For example I have an Audiophile 2496 and it will
not work as the 2nd card under MCE. So, I'd give their tech support a
call and see if there are any issues. I hope the ProFire has better
drivers because M-Audio admits that at least the Audiophile 2496,
which admittedly is an old card, has 3rd party developed drivers,
M-Audio having given up development at some point.
Steve
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Veech <ve...@earthlink.net> wrote:
I have a system that CW built a couple years ago (which still rocks btw,
thanks Chris!) based around the then new nVidia 680i SLI board. At the
time
I was more interested in gaming than audio, so I went with the Creative
X-Fi
Platinum Fatal1ty board with the front panel break-out box.
Now, I'm going to invest in a pair of high-end speakers and a couple of
mono-block amps, and am discovering that Creative is one of the worst
cards
for audiophile listening. I am looking at
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ProFire610.html as an option, an
external sound card (and more).
Question is, do you folks think I will have any issues with conflicts with
the Creative card if I get a secondary card, wither external or internal?
It
works fine for me for gaming and I don't have any great need to dump it,
but
I do have a great need to find a high-quality audio sound card.
