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

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Jul 11 2010 - 03:10:51 EEST

Yah, didn't say they were. I think the OP was talking about a system to
use performing live, not recording.

Harry Van Haaren wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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
> <http://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
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