[mythtv-users] which sound card to get?

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Mon Mar 13 14:09:50 UTC 2006


Raphael Pooser wrote:
> It seems that it has come time for me to get a new soundcard.  My 
> onboard sound does very well, when it works.  However, every now and 
> then it does a very odd thing.  One recording will be fine but then the 
> very next recording could have amazingly bad sound.  It sounds as if the 
> sample rate as dropped to and extremely low value, and in addition, all 
> the sounds have a strange high pitched nature to them, as if the bottom 
> range of frequencies had been simply thrown out or as if the speakers 
> were holding metal tubes up to their mouths.
>   
I find the Turtle Beach Riviera (about $25 at newegg.com) to be a great 
card.  Optical SPDIF output and it works out of the box with almost no 
configuration.

Kevin


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