ablaze 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 http://www.stereophile.com/fullarchives.cgi?280 read and make your own conclusions. teaser quote: So far, the CardDeluxe measured as well as the $11,000 Accuphase DP-75V CD player, reviewed in the July issue... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 Why am I not surprised you posted this ablaze But you know what, I wouldn't mind the 'Convergence' bit. Carry everything on a laptop. Phone, multimedia, yada-yada... & all not compromised in performance. How soon can we see something like this at 'affordable' prices? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 I think if it was affordable it wouldn't appeal as much to "audiophiles" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 A very good point ablaze! It's pathetic isn't it, high price as a precursor to audiophile grade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yekim 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 anyone has a friend with an $80,000 system that sounds like crap? i do.......and my friend thinks he's go the best hifi system in the world because of what he paid for it....haw haw haw...me ....i got a homemade tube amp, peanuts for the front end and mini monitors - homebrew cables - nothing much but i use these to clean my ears and restore my sanity after having to listen to my friend's eighty thousand dollars hi fidelity seestem..heheheheh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 what exactly's bad with yer friend's system anyhow? probably just component mismatch right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yekim 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2003 earbleeders....probably a mismatch - maybe the krell amplification is the cause of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2003 Hethen... may lightning strike on thee who scorne the exhalted KRELL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2003 I just sniped this card, new and sealed in the box, from Ebay! woohoo! sniping's really exhilarating man. hehe. you never know what the other snipers will bid until the auction closes. and EVERYTHING happens in that last few seconds. thrillingly addictive! the cheapest I saw online was US$359. can't beat this ebay deal man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belgarion 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2003 haha good buy ! , let us know of the sound quality it produces when u get to audition it .. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2003 you bet I will. man..after that stereophile review, I have the highest hopes for this card man. it'd better perform Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2003 Congratulations ablaze. So it's not just your avatar that's swelling right now! So what would be a good sound card for the Apple Powerbook or is the standard fitted on it is good enough? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2003 I guess for a laptop, pci cards are out of the question. and the only cards available are external ones, either firewire cards or usb cards. There's the audiophile USB by M-audio..and the Echo Indigo seems like an often mentioned card for laptops. its PCMCIA or something (heh, I prob got the acroynm wrong there ).. plenty of reviews, check it out Specifications: Type II Cardbus interfaceStereo Headphone Output, 1/8†mini jack (x2) Supports true 24 bit, 96kHz audio High quality digital to analog converters Motorola DSP High quality headphone amplifier Analog volume control knob Greater than 111dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted) Better than 0.003% THD+n @ -3dBFS, 1 Vrms output level Frequency response of 10Hz – 22kHz, ±0.25dB Windows: Supports WDM, Wave/MME, DirectSound, ASIO, and GSIF Mac OS X: Supports CoreAudio http://www.echoindigo.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2003 Thanks man... knew I could count on you for lightining speed response! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
