[whopper]

Hi!
 
I need to change my soundcard.
 
My system is a blue sky 2.1, and I use the computer like a multimedia studio, music, watch movies, play some game, satellite TV audio, and to play the guitar.
 
Normally, I would use PCI because you can have the best quality in the less price, but my tower have electrical noise, so I think I should go with a usb/firewire card. Something like Xonar ST, but I cant use this time PCI.
 
What it is a similar quality external soundcard to the Xonar ST?
 
I was looking to some
 
Edirol FA-66
http://www.roland.com/products/en/FA-66/index.html
 
 
M-Audio Fastrack Pro/Ultra
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackPro.html
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackUltra.html
 
TC Impact twin
http://www.tcelectronic.com/impacttwindetails.asp
 
 
Are this cards enough good in sound quality? Any other alternative?
 
Any advice would be great.

 

[whopper]

any idea?

 

[Armaegis]

M-Audio Fast Track Pro
E-mu 0404
Focusrite Saffure 6 USB
 
These three all have very similar capabilities and price points. The Focusrite is the newest and has stable drivers with Win7. Emu is really popular on this forum, although I don't know why. M-Audio is probably the most prolific and easiest to find on sale.

 

[Kawai_man]

I know the usb 0404 is async, are the other ones too?

 

[leeperry]

Ditch the pro soundcards and get a DAC instead? You're paying for a lot of stuff you don't care about. WASAPI will do bit-perfect anytime/anywhere.
 
How about this one? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=audinst+hud-mx1
 
You can even roll the opamps, and the Tenor USB chip manufacturer has made some ASIO drivers.