have you got any good music shops near you? I mean the type that sell musical instruments and equipment such as microphones, keyboards, electric guitars, amps, and such. as those sorts of places may be able to do that for you and give you demos of the sound boxes there.
Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 12:07 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Simon, thanks for the recs. Now, if there were only a way to try these things out before laying one's money down, but guess we all would wish for that. I will give these some thought. They do make them sound quite good. On 3/3/2016 4:12 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: > personally, I like the steinberg USB boxes, such as the UR22, or UR28. > these are very high quality, but will not break the bank. the software for > them is relatively accessible with window-eyes, and will also give one a > nice set of adjustment options, for things like sample rate, bit depth, > and > buffer size, so that you can tailor it for the best results with any > existing software you are using. the UR22 unfortunately is lacking in any > digital in or out, so if this is a requirement, you may need to go for the > UR28. > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 3:44 PM > Subject: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please > > > Listers, > > I guess that subject line kinda says most of it, but just some > clarification. > > I am looking for some suggestions for a reasonably priced USB sound card > without any game audio gimmickry like what I am experiencing with my > Realtek card on my Dell, but a pure audio presentation. > > At present, and most likely for the foreseeable future, I will continue > to be using an analog stereo system, so don't need to pay particular > attention to HDMI, or anything related to that. > > Would like to have a card with all the appropriate line inputs and > outputs, and with the quality of an audigy, or maybe even better, if > that is indeed possible for a good price. And just as a bonus, I would > like to be able to access the software that comes with it using > Window-Eyes. > > The only reason I am asking about a USB card is because I don't want to > have to install a regular card. However, if my best bet is to just > forget USB in favor of some real quality, I would be willing to do so. > > Of course, I am primarily acquainted with Creative Lab cards, > but any other reputable brand would be acceptable. > > Thanks for any input, > > Larry > > > >
