AudioPhile 2496 has RCA jacks, works very very well with Linux.
Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:
> e. I did a large number of Google searches. Found zero. This
> didn't make sense to me, because I had just visited a local
> gamer-oriented PC store, and had seen an under-the-TV PC box shaped
> like a thick VCR which had RCA jacks for audio. So I decided that I
> had to go beyond Google. I first checked the Creative Labs web
> site's full line, and although RCA jacks weren't in any description
> (!), they were visible (!!!!) in two of the
> pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. So I knew they existed. As with most
> things Creative Labs which are not cheapies, the ones I found there
> were rather expensive. So I did some research using past reports on
> Linux Audio lists, found a make appearing to do very well
> (AudioTrak), found a model with RCA jacks using the photographs of
> cards, found a very good supplier (floridamusicco.com) of my chosen
> card (AudioTrak Prodigy HD2), put it in, and found that it works
> beautifully. Not only does it work beautifully, but the quality of
> its electronics are visibly extraordinary. I have been working off
> and on in hardware since 1981, and this card reminds me of some of
> the real beauties made years ago. DIP sockets for op-amps. Thick
> sturdy board, white in color to expose any issues. Big strong
> capacitors, no cheapies. And the price is very good considering its
> capability. The card can do 192 kbps :-) I don't use it at more
> than 96 kbps, and usually 48 kbps, because more takes up CPU!
-- David gnome@email-addr-hidden authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-userReceived on Sun Jul 11 04:15:03 2010
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