no problem, those sorts of places would be my first ports of call if I was looking to get hands on demos of the sound boxes, which is why that was my suggestion. it very much depends on what you really want, but certainly in my view, the steinberg boxes would super easily knock the audigy right out of the field any day. I am also myself looking at another box, which is the aphex in2, as a possible replacement for my steinberg ur22, which as I said previously, doesn't have any digital in or out, which is now proving to be a bit of an inconvenience to me. on the face of it, the IN2 seems to have all the best features of the UR22, plus the digital in and out that I could do with, but with out having all of the extra ins and outs of the UR28. unfortunately, seemingly aphex seem to be having a bit of a distribution issue at the moment, so the in2 is currently not available anywhere in the UK, hopefully, from info received, this issue should be resolved some time this month. if it isn't, knowing what good boxes the steinberg ones are, I will almost certainly forget about trying for the aphex in2, and just upgrade to the ur28.
Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Higgins" <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 3:48 PM Subject: Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please Oh, I'm sure we do, since we live just outside of the Chicago Land area. I've just never had occasion or any real need to pay a visit to such establishments. But hey, that might be a rather interesting way for me and my dear wife to pass the time one afternoon. Maybe she will be tempted to pick up the guitar again. At least she can buy some new strings for the old excuse for the guitar she has now, and has had for years. Hopefully they could give me a good demonstration of the cards you recommended. I have taken a look at the Steinberg Web site, and their descriptions of their products make them seem at least worth taking a good look at. But I still may try giving my Audigy a go before deciding to make such an investment. Thanks, Larry On 3/3/2016 8:09 AM, goshawk on horseback wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> > > >
