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Originally posted by Atmos A USB Soundcard? What about an Audio Interface ? Would that provide balanced outputs? Or am I better off just getting the USB Soundcard? It's a gift...I don't produce so I don't know much about this.

You will not be able to hear a difference between a balanced and an unbalanced cable.

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Originally posted by vikernes You will not be able to hear a difference between a balanced and an unbalanced cable.

probably but u might avoid noise from the computer etc etc.


to explain abit audio interface and soundcard is the same. if u are using a laptop u need it to be USB (or firewire) beacuse its not possible to change internal soundcards on laptops. if u have a big home PC desktop kind of thing u can get pretty decent soundcards to put inside it but why not just go USB anyway?

it all depends on if u want better sound or not. i know people who dont produce but are really focused listeners, and therefore gets good soundcards.

example of a usb soundcard at 130USD:
http://www.esi-audio.com/products/u24xl/

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Originally posted by djpalm probably but u might avoid noise from the computer etc etc. to explain abit audio interface and soundcard is the same. if u are using a laptop u need it to be USB (or firewire) beacuse its not possible to change internal soundcards on laptops. if u have a big home PC desktop kind of thing u can get pretty decent soundcards to put inside it but why not just go USB anyway? it all depends on if u want better sound or not. i know people who dont produce but are really focused listeners, and therefore gets good soundcards. example of a usb soundcard at 130USD: http://www.esi-audio.com/products/u24xl/

Yes. But as I said. He will not hear any difference between balanced and unbalanced cables. The noise will still be there if he uses a shitty internal soundcard, because its a) a shitty soundcard and b) internal. No cables will help here.

indeeed. but thats not a reason for not getting a soundcard and then getting balanced cables.

Just buy an ESI JULI@

I have one that I've put up (no, I won't sell it) now that I have my Saffire Pro 40 but before that I used the JULI@ and it is perfect for what you want to do.