Sound card recommendations

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4 total messages Started by ma... Marshall Ward Mon, 17 May 1993 18:05

#449

Author: ma... Marshall Ward
Date: Mon, 17 May 1993 18:05

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Hello folks.

I am going to come into a little extra cash in the near future.  I have 
decided to put a couple hundred into a new sound card for my PC.  I am 
now the proud owner of an original Ad Lib board.  While I have totally
enjoyed the Ad Lib, it is time to move on.  

So..

What is the best sound card available and why?  Are there any recent 
articles in magazines rating the latest cards?

I keep reading notes that reference the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 stereo card.
Is this the best?  I was told by a local dealer that the PAS 16 is now being
marketed by Logitech under a new name.  Same card, less money (~$165) Any truth
to this?  I also have heard about a new "Windows Sound Board" from Microsoft
that supposedly has superior sound with very little noise.

In other words, I "hear" lots of things.  I would like to collect a little 
more data from a pool of users (like you!) before I make a buy decision.

All inputs are welcome.

Marshall Ward

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Re: Sound card recommendations

#451

Author: MA... Stefan Marte
Date: Mon, 17 May 1993 18:17

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Well, I personally recommend the SoundBlaster 16 ASP, from personal 
experience, because i switched first from SB 2.0 to PAS 16, but now
i am back with creative labs SB16. The board sounds really great, does all u 
can want(no flames on this please).
Yet i noticed some problems with the Linux SB drivers from the sound-kit, so 
there might be a slight incompatibility hidden somewhere. Still, under DOS/
WINDOWS it seems to work perfectly.

STM


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Stefan Marte
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Re: Sound card recommendations

#452

Author: bi... Nathan Charles Crowell
Date: Tue, 18 May 1993 17:27

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In article <MART...@fhtupc02.tu-graz.ac.at> MA...@fhtupc02.tu-graz.ac.at (Stefan Marte) writes:
>Well, I personally recommend the SoundBlaster 16 ASP, from personal 
>experience, because i switched first from SB 2.0 to PAS 16, but now
>i am back with creative labs SB16. The board sounds really great, does all u 
>can want(no flames on this please).
>Yet i noticed some problems with the Linux SB drivers from the sound-kit, so 
>there might be a slight incompatibility hidden somewhere. Still, under DOS/
>WINDOWS it seems to work perfectly.
>
>STM
>
>
>---
>Stefan Marte
>ma...@htu.tu-graz.ac.at

This is not a flame, but I really wouldn't switch from my
PAS 16 to the SB16 ASP. The main reason is the CD-ROM interface.
Creative Lab's interface is propietary - meaning you'll have
to buy the CD-ROM's that are compatible with it if you intend
to use the card this way.

The PAS 16 has a SCSI-2 interface built in to the card. While
it isn't fast enough to be used as a hard-disk controller,
it is perfect for a SCSI compatible CD-ROM drive, scanner,
etc.

Just my $0.02

Nate

Re: Sound card recommendations

#453

Author: acw... Alan Carl Wong
Date: Wed, 19 May 1993 08:24

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>
>This is not a flame, but I really wouldn't switch from my
>PAS 16 to the SB16 ASP. The main reason is the CD-ROM interface.
>Creative Lab's interface is propietary - meaning you'll have
>to buy the CD-ROM's that are compatible with it if you intend
>to use the card this way.
>
>The PAS 16 has a SCSI-2 interface built in to the card. While
>it isn't fast enough to be used as a hard-disk controller,
>it is perfect for a SCSI compatible CD-ROM drive, scanner,
>etc.
>
>Just my $0.02
>
>Nate


	I have a few questions about the PAS 16, since I reccommended it
to a friend.  I have a Soundblaster 2.0.  How much are the drivers from
Trantor?  Is it fast enough for the double speed CD-ROM drives?  I think
that the board is fantastic but I hope I don't tell my friend to get one
and end up with the same pseudo proprietary predicament people with SB have.

Alan

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