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Where's the cheapest / best place to buy production quality sound cards?

I'm thinking of buying either one of these two sound cards:

M-Audio Audiophile 2496
or
Terratec DMX-6Fire LT

Anybody know where's the cheapest place to get them? They'll need to be able to ship overseas (Australia). Also, does anybody have any recommendations on which one to get? They seem to have very similiar features.

Can't help you with where to buy but personally I can recommend the M-Audio, provided you don't have a VIA chipset in your computer.

I've got a Delta 66, and had a few problems with a 2 year old VIA chipset. Now I've got an Intel based computer the Delta rocks and I'm very happy with it.

I have an Audiophile and it is a good card (if limited input/ouputs don't bother you).

I sugguest you buy it in australia so you wouldn't be wasting too much $$$ on shipping else where
try www.derringers.com.au (south australia)

well here are the info for M-Audio Audiophile 2496 / Terratec DMX-6Fire LT


A great card, solid performance, 2 analog i/o, SPDIF i/o, and MIDI. Drivers for PC and Mac, and a bundled version of Logic Delta, (16 tracks of audio) make this a best buy!

Applications Include
24-bit 96 kHz multitrack recording

MIDI recording and playback

Digital transfers Digital mastering

LP/cassette-to-CD transfers

Computer-based Home Theater systems

Computer-based Hi-Fi systems

Specifications

Dynamic Range D/A 104.0dB (a-weighted), A/D 100.4dB (a-weighted)

THD: less than 0.002%

Freq. Response 22Hz - 22kHz, -0.4,-0.4dB

Minimum System Requirements for PC

Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or NT4

Pentium II 266MHz - (96kHz operation)

Pentium 200 MMX - (48kHz or less)

128 MB of PC100 RAM - (96kHz operation)

64 MB of SDRAM - (48kHz or less)

UDMA EIDE or SCSI HDD

Minimum System Requirements for Mac

G4, G3 or G3 accelerator
System 8.5.1 or above
128 MB RAM for 96kHz operation
96 MB RAM for 48kHz operation

RRP $549 A inc GST



Based on the successful EWX/EWS88 technology, DMX 6fire24/96 uses only the best in sound technology: 24Bit/96kHz transducer components for all inputs and outputs guarantee a straight frequency response and a signal-to-noise ratio beyond-100db!

The bundled 5�" front module offers audiophile options to sound enthusiasts. In addition to stereo inputs and outputs for analogue and digital devices (optical and coaxial), there are plugs for MIDI instruments, headphone and microphone.

Details

PCI-board

3 analog stereo outputs
(3,5mm jack)
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog stereo input (3,5mm jack)
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
2 analog CD-Audio outputs (Molex, On-Board)
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog AUX input (Molex, On-Board)
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 digital CD-Audio TTL input (Molex, On-Board)
1 analog stereo input (Cinch) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog stereo output (Cinch) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog stereo phono (MM, 6 mV ) input (Cinch) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog mono microphone input (6,3mm jack) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 analog stereo headphone output (6,3mm jack) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 digital stereo in- and output (TOS-Link, optical) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 digital stereo in- and output (Cinch, coaxial) on front module
- 24 Bit/96 kHz
1 MIDI in- and output (5-pin DIN) on front module
Control range of : 9mV - 500mV
Output power of headphone output : 60 mW
Bus master transfer supports �24bit 4byte mode' (32bit)
Simultaneous recording and reproduction of all channels with up to 24bit/96kHz
24bit/96kHz AD converters with 100 dB dynamical range (S/NR)
24bit/96kHz DA converters with 110 dB dynamical range (S/NR)
24bit/96kHz stereo digital input (S/PDIF with up to 24bit/96kHz)
24bit/96kHz stereo digital output (S/PDIF with up to 24bit/96kHz)
Digital input may also be used for digital audio output of an internal CD-Rom drive (TTL)

Input control of AD converters with +18dB increment in 0,5dB steps
Hardware with internal resolution of 36bit

VU-meter in control panel (hardware based)

"None-Audio" mode for transmission of AC3 and DTS streams via digital interface

Connection option for microWAVE PC!, DXR and DXF , alternatively to DMX 6fire 24/96 front module

Software

WDM driver for Windows 98SE/ ME/2000 and Windows XP
Supports ASIO 2.0

WDM Kernel Streaming (e.g. for Sonar )

MME- and DirectSound
DirectSound 3D, Sensaura 3D, A3D 1.0/2.0 and EAX 1.0/2.0 as well as Macro FX

ControlPanel for Windows 98SE/ME/2000 and Windows XP

Bundle software

Cyberlink 6-channel PowerDVD.

Algorithmix Sound Laundry
TerraTec Edition
Steinberg WaveLab Lite Vers. 2.0

Musicmatch Jukebox

Emagic MicroLogic FUN
Price: ??? unknown

ill get the Terratec DMX-6 2496
but some calm the A/D convertor on the Audiophile 2496 is better than
DMX-6 2496?

altho it uses the same Envy24 inside.

DMX 6 2496 also comes with a box

quote:

Originally posted by djchamps I sugguest you buy it in australia so you wouldn't be wasting too much $$$ on shipping else where try www.derringers.com.au (south australia)

Thanx for all the info. I've bought stuff from derringer's before (my Evolution MK249C keyboard), but unfortunately, they are selling the audiophiles for AU$599!! Most online stores have the audiophiles for US$149, which includes free shipping within the US. So I'll see if I can get someone I know in the US to send it over here to me.

hey there DJ Dowlz,

did you find what you wanted
can't seem to find a
audiophiles for US$149?

quote:

Originally posted by djchamps hey there DJ Dowlz, did you find what you wanted can't seem to find a audiophiles for US$149?

Mine arrived today from core-sound:
http://www.core-sound.com/audiophile_2496.html

US$145 and they post overseas.

thanx m8
that is very cheap

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