At 07:31 AM 9/27/2005, esandhaus wrote:
>At this point I am considering the M-Audio Audiophile USB (right now
>about $135). It has S/PDIF coaxial I/O, though I'm a little
>disappointed that it is USB 1.1(slower transfers than 2.0, right?) and
>is AC-powered (less portable), but hey=85I know on a tight budget
>you make compromises. =3D)
Have you considered the M-audio Transit? It's USB 1.1 and 2.0 compa=
tible and runs off the power in the USB line. Specs are outstanding. The on=
ly problem I had with mine was that I never got it to work with Windows XP =
and had to reinstall Win 2000. Now it works a treat. SPDIF optical I/O or m=
iniplug.
Costs about $75 street here. No preamps, of course, but IMHO you're=
better off with a preamp that is *not* part of the soundcard - more choice=
s, better isolation, wait for just the right one while you enjoy the Transi=
t.
-- chuck
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Chuck Bragg, Pacific Palisades, CA
Membership, Newsletter, Web manager
Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society
www.smbas.org
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