Re: [LAU] Help finding parts for building a hardware system

Hey all,

Just to be dead clear: The RCA jack is NOT a balanced connection, and is
therefore
more susceptible to Radio Frequence interference. I'm not sure how serious
the OP
is about audio recording, but it is something to keep in mind.

Cheers, -Harry

PS: Info on differences of balanced / unbalanced stuff (from Sound on
Sound):
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan02/articles/faq0102.asp#Anchor-11022

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 12:07 AM, david <gnome@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> 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!
>>
>
>
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