If the driver of the 2nd card allows it, you should theoretically be able to just switch cards. You'd also need to switch your speakers, unless you have two sets (which I tried once). I have since gotten away from MCE, so I don't know if dual sound cards will actually work with it. All the hooks are there to do it, however.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Veech <ve...@earthlink.net> wrote: > 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. >> >> >> > >
