Senn 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2003 Hi guys, i was thinking of getting a good soundcard to complement a good headphone for music listening so i can maybe skip the head amp part. what is the best soundcard for music out there?? i heard alot abut the M-Audio revolution.. may i ask where can i get them in SG and how much do they cost?? thank u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenson 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2003 Check out the Terratec AudioSystem DMX 6fire 24/96 Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 1 or 2 Platinum - just for listening the 1 should be okay, but the 2 has more tricks. I wouldn't think any sound card can rival that of a dedicated headphone amp until you get into the professional arena. Good Luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sipher 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2003 u can get the m-audio revo for $195 in SG but i forgot where to get them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekguan 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2003 soundcards: ablaze's field. Wait for his reply! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2003 (edited) Where is our mighty administrator... Edited October 7, 2003 by jasonhanjk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2003 I would recommend the M-audio Revo for something value for money. the audigy series' not ideal cos they resample everything to 48khz (including 44.1khz audio cds) and their resampling algorithm's questionable at best. if you have to, use foobar2000's internal resampler to resample to 48khz before playing thru the audigy. other than the Revo, other good sound cards would be in the pro-audio range: a few notable favourites for 2-channel analog audio: DAL Carddeluxe RME Digi96/8 PST/PAD/PRO RME 9632 Lynx 1 or 2 or L22 (lynx two being arguably the BEST sound card out there) the cheapest in this range would cost 2-3X the cost of the Revo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huangyong 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 heard that voxel going to sell his revo...quite sometime ago....check it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icyspawn 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 the revo is better than the terratec range? how much is the revo ah? i'm using a promedia 4.1 and hd497... currently using hercules gametheatre xp... usually listen to mp3s and play games Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 if im correct, the terratec uses the same chip as the revo.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gryphon1972 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 you can try this www.sinamex.com.sg.....if you are getting from them...remember to bargain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenson 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 (edited) I think you are right Q00, however the Terratec 6fire has the front bay thing So there is more connectivity and you do not need to go round the back of the comp to plug in the headphones! But ultimatly I like this Hehehee.... Edited October 8, 2003 by Tenson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 if im correct, the terratec uses the same chip as the revo.. the terratec uses the same DSP chip I think. BUT the DACs and ADCs differ, so no, they're not exactly the same. oh yeah, the new m-audio Firewire 410's supposed to be not bad too I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gryphon1972 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 tenson: isnt that for recording? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekguan 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Sorry to hijack this thread, but for USB soundcards, what are the top-of-the-line ones? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenson 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 gryphon1972, yea it is a pro recording card. However it still sounds allot better than a standard card. The clock is low jitter and has decent output connecters etc.. USB.. http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/au...diophileusb.php <--Prob what is suited to you. http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua5.html http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua1000.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
