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Posted by beats and beeps on Jul-09-2006 01:56:

Best Soundcard For $200

Yeah yeah, searchbutton sure.

So what are some good soundcards (for a pc) for around 200 bucks.

I was thinking the Delta66?

Any other suggestions?

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-09-2006 02:01:

Your question is way to open ended.
You need to narrow down what you need.
Does it need midi I/O. Does it only need one output and a whole lot of ins. Does it have to be balanced.
A better idea is to search the forum. Look around at different brands. Check the price, then ask here about what people think about a specific card.

Posted by beats and beeps on Jul-09-2006 02:04:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
Your question is way to open ended.
You need to narrow down what you need.
Does it need midi I/O. Does it only need one output and a whole lot of ins. Does it have to be balanced.
A better idea is to search the forum. Look around at different brands. Check the price, then ask here about what people think about a specific card.

I'm just looking for general suggestions.

It doesnt need midi I/O. I'm not too specific as to how many ins/outs it has to have...as long as it has both...

I can't imagine there are THAT many choices in the 200 dollar range.

Delta44
Delta66
audiophile
what else?

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-09-2006 02:19:

Presonus Firebox.
AudioTrak MAYA 1010
ESI ESP1010
ESI QuataFire 610

Those are just a few I quickly looked at.
I own a Presonus Firebox and i can tel you its great!

Posted by beats and beeps on Jul-09-2006 02:25:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
Presonus Firebox.
AudioTrak MAYA 1010
ESI ESP1010
ESI QuataFire 610

Those are just a few I quickly looked at.
I own a Presonus Firebox and i can tel you its great!

Arent atleast two of those more audio interfaces rather than PCI cards?

Also I can't find any of those for 200 dollars (more 300-500), I should clarify, that I can't go much over 200.

I don't think I'm really interested in external audio interfaces (Aside from the breakoutbox on the delta66) As latency is a major issue with me, and I don't imagine audio interfaces are the best way to deal with that.

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-09-2006 02:58:

Look at some e-mu products.
The ones I have mentioned can be baught for their price. They are only around $250 and you could probably knock more off that. I think you could get most of the ones i mentioned for around 200-220.

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jul-09-2006 03:47:

check ebay if your that desperate for decency at a good price. personally i got my audiophile for $40 from some kid in my dorm who had NO idea what he was sitting on!!! what a score...

Posted by beats and beeps on Jul-09-2006 03:55:

quote:
Originally posted by SPAWNmaster
check ebay if your that desperate for decency at a good price. personally i got my audiophile for $40 from some kid in my dorm who had NO idea what he was sitting on!!! what a score...

I can't go the ebay route, but I'm looking at getting the audiophile 192 anyways.

Posted by Derivative on Jul-09-2006 16:15:

Best card you can get for under �125 is the E-MU 1212M. Undisputed.

Totally balanced.
24/192.
AES EBU and S/PDIF.
crazy good SNR for the price.