As will usually be mentioned when someone asks about USB, any card that is class compliant usb 1.0 will work under linux, with no trouble whatsoever. This usually means any card that lists USB 1.0 compatibility. I got a creative USB card a while back with rca/eighth-inch/optical IO for around $40 at Fry's. It worked just fine (though USB 1.0 does have a higher latency than firewire, of course). I don't remember the model, I am lending it to a friend, but there should be an equivalent out there now. On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Gregory Chang <gychang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > m crazy about clean 2 channel sound output to my high-end Pioneer setup > (yes, it is possible..., IMHO). > > Under XP I was able to get it with foobar software playing my flac > files. I used TUrtleBeach Micro Advantage USB sound card with optical > output which gave a desired clean sound. > > Now I have completely migrated to Linux (LinuxMint distro) format, but > the TBMA has no linux driver and sound has a annoying clicking sound > (like playing old LP). > > Can any gurus recommend a USB card solution (<$100 if possible) with > optical output for the Linux format? > > I have old Chaintech AV710 sound card with optical output that I may try > if someone can verify it will work also. > > thanks in advance, Merry X-mas. > > gychang > UCI Medical Center > Irvine, CA > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
