Rene Herman wrote: > On 21-11-07 20:33, Paolo Saggese wrote: >> Thus, I would need a sound card which must be: >> >> * cabable of "bitperfect" (pass through) operation at CD standard >> 16bit/44.1KHz (as well as, possibly, also at higher resolutions and >> sample rates such as 16/48, 24/48, 24/96 and 24/192). > > 16/44.1 is basic enough that any card will be able to operate its S/PDIF > output at it.
Most cards support only 48 kHz output. This is either a consequence of being a wavetable card that has to mix all data together at a common frequency, or the low-budget design of the AC'97 and HDA standards. Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
