[sonic_rage]

I was looking into a turtle beach audio advantage model.

Is this line of USB sound cards any good?

 

[jiiteepee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic_rage I was looking into a turtle beach audio advantage model. Is this line of USB sound cards any good?

What for?
I.e. What properties do you need (analog/digital I/O, multichannel, bit-perfect output, resolution (16 vs 24 -bit, 44.1 vs. 96 kHz) etc.)?


jiitee

 

[sonic_rage]

i just need a good sounding output for my laptop.

 

[riffer]

What is "affordable" - i.e. - what is your budget?

 

[jiiteepee]

If you're looking models under 100$, here are some models:

MAX 24-bit/48kHz output (stereo) resolution:
M-Audio Fast Track USB Computer Recording Interface (~99$) - Fast Track USB User's Manual.

MAX 24-bit/96 kHz output (stereo) resolution:
Edirol UA-1EX (~80$) - UA-1EX User's Manual.

SB Live! 24-bit External (~50$) - Live! 24-bit External User's Guide.

ADDED:
Audiotrak OPTOPlay (~50$) - OPTOPlay Manual.

M-Audio Transit (~80$) - Transit User's Manual

jiitee

 

[sonic_rage]

thanks, jiiteepee.

ill consider those.

 

[jagorev]

The Turtle Beach is okay. The M Audio products are all quite good: Transit, Sonica, and Audiophile USB. Transit might be the best solution for laptops.

 

[manhattanproj]

i have a question: which would be a better solution
an external soundcard
or
a dedicated dac

which would give a better a output? one of those or a combo of both?

btw, i'm talking about a laptop as a source

 

[sonic_rage]

I ordered the SB Live USB 24-Bit unit.

seems like a good, value sound deck.

Anyone have any experiences with this model??

 

[Ikon]

Sorry I'm a little late to say this, but I would advise against the SB Live! 24bit External. I had one for quite some time and it is not exactly good value, it gets relatively easy beaten by any middle class soundcard (Revo 5.1, Fortissimo, etc.).

It is certainly usable/listenable, but unless you really NEED something external you would even be better off with a half decent internal card. And there are, of course, a lot of better external devices.

 

[PsychoZX]

The M-Audio USB Audiophile can be had for a really good price.

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showit...?SKU=MAPUSBXXX