Thread: Which external sound card ???

Here is a list of external soundcards that was compiled.

Ultimate USB, Firewire, External Soundcard List

I see you must be in Europe somewhere so I don't know what you can find over there compared to here in the states. I have heard the Terratec Aureon cards are supposed to be pretty good but I don;t have any personal experience with them. Keep in mind with any analog output of a soundcard you might have a small turn on thump when windows starts up. If you are happy with sound from the creative card then you could do a delayed turn on for your amplifiers using an I/O USB/serial relay card. Do a search in the Hardware or Input subforums.

Originally Posted by durwood

Here is a list of external soundcards that was compiled.

Ultimate USB, Firewire, External Soundcard List

I see you must be in Europe somewhere so I don't know what you can find over there compared to here in the states. I have heard the Terratec Aureon cards are supposed to be pretty good but I don;t have any personal experience with them. Keep in mind with any analog output of a soundcard you might have a small turn on thump when windows starts up. If you are happy with sound from the creative card then you could do a delayed turn on for your amplifiers using an I/O USB/serial relay card. Do a search in the Hardware or Input subforums.

I just bought the live 24bit (because i had some problems with my audigy 2 nx) and i have a very big turn on thump when windows start (i think that my speakers will explode) so i went back to my audigy2 nx. do you have any solution to sugges so as to eliminate this turn on thump that i experience with the live 24 bit? (my power supply is the m2-atx and i arleady use the remote turn on of the m2 for my amp,i didn't have any turn on thump with the nx but with the live 24bit the thump is extremely loud and annoying).thank you.

I myself am looking at an ESI GigaPort AG at the moment.

It has 8 rca-outputs, so that could be an option....

Originally Posted by XC-C30

I myself am looking at an ESI GigaPort AG at the moment.

It has 8 rca-outputs, so that could be an option....

Did you go with the GigaPort USB card in the end? How have you got on with it?

Specifically, how does it handle hibernate or standby mode in XP? Is there a loud POP when ever the CarPC hibernates/standby?

Does Windows Volume Control handle all 8 channels or is there specific software which handles these? Can you designate frequency options for each RCA outputs? e.g. so you have Mid&Treble output on some and then Low (for bass) being output on others?

Also, there was mention in another thread that this isn't really a 24bit but 16bit instead. Can you confirm the bit the Gigaport uses?

Originally Posted by vigilante_xix

Specifically, how does it handle hibernate or standby mode in XP? Is there a loud POP when ever the CarPC hibernates/standby?

Are you aware this is a windows operation and has nothing to do with the sound card? There are multiple ways around it.

Here are 2 options.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/soft...r-powerup.html

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/car-...-carputer.html
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I'm running a XFI Xtrememusic, no problems, sounds great. I have it hooked to a creative I/O module, and it feeds sounds through a digital TOSlink cable to my Alpine surround processor, then from there to the amps.

Originally Posted by danielkh

Are you aware this is a windows operation and has nothing to do with the sound card? There are multiple ways around it.

I understand that hibernate/standby is a windows operation but different sound cards handle differently. Some are not recognised by windows again and others sound isn't reproduced again when the computer comes out of hibernate/standby.

I also have heard numerous reports that usb sound cards give off a loud pop when ever the system boots/hibernates/standy which I haven't found a definitive answer as to whether this card does this.

I have read somewhere that you can get around some of these issues by running the sound card through a powered USB hub. However, this hub must remain powered until PC shutdown/standby/hibernate is complete and must be powered prior to bringing the PC back online. Even though the hub has a relatively low power consumption, I would rather avoid permanently powering the hub.

What other methods are you aware of that can get around this when a card experiences these issues?

EDIT- Just seen your edits. Links don't work!

Originally Posted by danielkh

Are you aware this is a windows operation and has nothing to do with the sound card? There are multiple ways around it.

Here are 2 options.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/soft...r-powerup.html

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/car-...-carputer.html
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Hi danielkh, those links are broken, any chance you can update em?

I've tried searching the forum with 'carputer' under the car-audio section but none of the hits seem to relate to my question.

I have managed to find this thread http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/soft...r-powerup.html which I think is your first link.

Unfortunately, this doesn't help me because my BOSE amp is a stock amp which I do not have access to, therefore cannot switch off easily before system hibernates. I guess there is a way to hack it but I'd rather not get into all that.

If the sound card has protection against this POP sound, built in, it would be far more convenient.

Originally Posted by vigilante_xix

Hi danielkh, those links are broken, any chance you can update em?

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Sorry about that. Cut/Paste doesn't work from another thread. lol

That is the one. Here is the other that I use.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/car-...-carputer.html