Zia
Thanks for pointing this out. In an attempt to be brief and to the
point, I may have oversimplified. I don't mean to imply that I feel that I
did not get my money's worth. I am very happy with my card. But Pierre is
not expecting to use his card the way I use mine. The intended use was
"playing my mp3 collection (mainly 128kbs quality) on my (very standard)
HiFi equipement, converting my old audio tapes to mp3" He did not say
anything about listening to CDs on his computer. Given the exact question,
I believe that Pierre can save the money on the 1024 live. If he wants to
take advantage of the digital CD link and the real time processing function,
then the extra money is well spent.
Bill
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> From: Zia Mazhar[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 1:31 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [MP3 ENCODER] soundcards
>
> Does your CD-ROM drive have a digital output? If so, you should get better
> sound from your CDs...
>
> "Otto-JR, William F" wrote:
>
> > Pierre
> >
> > I just bought a SoundBlaster 1024 live and compared to my old
> SoundBlaster
> > 16 ASP I see no advantage for doing what you want unless you intend to
> > listen with a 4 speaker set up (2 rear) I know of no improvement in SNR
> or
> > distortion.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Pierre Hugonnet[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 11:10 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [MP3 ENCODER] soundcards
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > not purely mp3, but...
> > >
> > > I want to buy a soundcard, and am hesitating between the SoundBlaster
> 128
> > > (~25$) and the SounBlaster 1024 Live (~60$).
> > >
> > > Main Usage:
> > > - playing my mp3 collection (mainly 128kbs quality) on my (very
> standard)
> > > HiFi equipement
> > > - converting my old audio tapes to mp3
> > >
> > >
> > > Is the SB128 enought (signal/noise, A/C converter quality,...) for
> these
> > > usages or is it better to get the SB1024 ?
> > >
> > > Also, are they equally well supported under Linux ?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for your advises,
> > >
> > > Pierre
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