I needed spdif output over both optical and RCA and I settled on an EMU0404 card that I got through guitarcenter.com I have not gotten AC3 passthru to work yet though, just PCM JLM > -----Original Message----- > From: alsa-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:alsa-user- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Lanyon > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 3:51 AM > To: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Best supported cards? > > Hi list, > > I've been having problems with the onboard SPDIF output using an > AD1988B. > > Bearing in mind my only real requirement is an optical SPDIF output, > can anyone suggest what the best-supported PCI / PCI-E cards are, > under ALSA? I would really like something that 'just works'. > > A lot of people in the windows world have been raving about the C- > Media Oxygen 8788 based cards (BlueGears b-enspirer, Asus Xonar D2, > AuzenTech X-Meridian, HT Omega Claro, Razer Barracuda AC1, etc) but > the sparse information I've found on ALSA's snd-oxygen doesn't give me > much confidence. > > Much appreciated, > Tom > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user