Re: What Mid-range USB Sound Cards Work with Linux?
=?UTF-8?Q?Joel_Wir=C4=81mu_Pauling?= <joel@aenertia.net> writes:
> Rather than going with a Consumer card. Head to a Audio/Music store. What
> you are looking for is a USB - Audio interface; they generally have much
> better Signal to Noise ration, hardware mixers and Ballanced XLR outputs
> and Inputs. Something like the focusrite scarlet.
>
> Alternatively if you are just after a simple DAC/AMP without Inputs - then
> I throughly recommend The Cheap FIio E1 - Which can be had for around 50$
> and have 96hkz/24bit DAC decoding I have several and they can be used as
> just a headphone amp as well as with android.
>
> Basically is it doesn't have an external power source or a built in
> battery
> - then avoid it - especially if you plan on attaching it to unbalanced
> speaker/desk amps. The only Consumer manufacturer dac I would consider in
> this class is the Creative E5 - but it's several hundred more than the
> above mentioned Fiio E1 and you only really would need it if you want
> bluetooth and input options.
The FIio E1 sounds like a great starting point. I do have
isolation transformers on each audio source so a device like this
should work with no problem at all. Thank you.
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