> I picked up a Delta 44 (pci / ice1712) off of craigslist for $100. I would check to see what they need first. The Delta is a fine card, but by the time you add in a microphone preamp, headphone preamp, and stuff just to record / playback stuff. Not to mention the costs of cables and adapters relative to a typical household existing items. > > Recording wise 24 bit gives you a greater dynamic sampling range. But for most people it's not needed for playback as your CDs and DVDs are already in a 16 bit format. And the benefit on playback is minimal. Aside from generally being a better soundcard, rather than from the media that it will be playing. Are you looking for a card that only does 24 bit? Most that I know of do 16 and 24 bit. And the only 24 bit media I have is that that I created myself. 16-bit and 24-bit support should be fine. One of the authors wants to add 24-bit support but needs hardware with 24-bit support so he can test. The reason I'm interested in 24-bit support is I want to buy a particular USB DAC that oversamples everything to 24-bit. I must admit I'm also interested in the "minimal" benefit of 24-bit source material (DVD-A, etc). - Grant >> I'm going to donate a 24-bit capable sound card to the mpd project to >> add 24-bit support. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive one that is >> 24-bit capable and PCI, PCIe, or USB? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
