Best soundcard?

phil_r · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: Best soundcard?

Hey guys... opinion on best sound card under Gentoo? I currently have an i810-derivative onboard the mobo, but it sounds kinda dull and flat (nforce4 chipset) especially when compared to my previous 3-yr old nforce2 soundstorm. So I'm looking to disable the onboard and throw in a PCI card. Which is the best one?

Also needs to be 64-bit compatible, if that matters...

Phil.
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petteyg359 · n00b Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 61

I'd suggest something from Turtle Beach. I've got a Montego II Quadzilla (4-channel) from several years ago and it does very nicely. AFAIK all of TB's cards use chipsets that are supported by ALSA.

mirojira · l33t Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 685

I think that with gentoo will work each card recommended here

pigeon768 · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 683

SB lives and audigy's are pretty well supported, and you can get one for pretty cheap. Since every one of them for the past 8 years or so are all based on the emu10k chip, and the official, Creative drivers for that chip was opensourced a long ass time ago, support is pretty solid.

micmac · l33t Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 996

M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Pretty cheap these days. High quality, no resampling like on the Creative Cards. It's got Cinch outputs plus a digital one. Drivers work like a charm. 64 bit? Don't know.