Re: [linux-audio-dev] Soundcards...

On Fri, 28 Jan, 2005 at 07:10PM -0500, John Check spake thus:
> On Friday 28 January 2005 03:35 am, james@email-addr-hidden-dot-dat.net wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Jan, 2005 at 05:23PM -0500, Lee Revell spake thus:
> > > On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 20:18 +0000, james@email-addr-hidden-dot-dat.net wrote:
> > > > Hi peeps.
> > > >
> > > > Just looking for some quick advice about a new soundcard.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking at getting something like the M-Audio Audiophile 2496.
> > > >
> > > > This is to replace a SB Live! Value.
> > > >
> > > > Does this seem like a sensible (though cheap) move? I'm expecting a
> > > > better card.
> > >
> > > Make sure the tone control switch is muted. It's not enough to set bass
> > > and treble to 0, you have to disable the switch.
> >
> > Well, that's not how it works on my card. I have to have the tone
> > control unmuted and the bass turned down to about 25% to stop
> > clipping. If I mute it, the volume seems equivalent to having them
> > both at 50%.
> >
> > Stange.
> >
>
> Maybe you've got AC97 capture up?

I've had it up and down, but still this is reversed for me. Having
the bass and treble at less than 50% is quieter than muting the tone
control.

It seems I have managed to do my usual trick of buying the "magic"
version of a product. The one that's slightly different to everyone
else's, in odd ways.
 
> > > I am working on improving the emu10k1 driver. But, the Audiophile is
> > > certainly a better card. You get what you pay for, and the SBLive value
> > > is pretty amazing for a $20 soundcard but it's still a $20 soundcard.
> >
> > It was $100 when I bought it, which is about how much I can get
> > the Audiophile for now. I'm just waiting for the cost of every other
> > item I want to fall to this price, too.
> >
> > > Lee
>

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