Re: New sound card

[nrrobbin@xxxxxxx]

What he said.  I have a SBLive something or other I bought years ago, and
it just died this morning.  However, it ran great for close to 6 years, so
I will go buy another one this week.  :p

-Nick

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> Matt Hansen wrote:
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>> I'm looking to buy a new sound card sometime soon, so I'm looking
>> for recommendations. Above all, I want it to be compatible with
>> Linux - I don't want to go through hell every time I install a new
>> distro. I'd like 5.1 support if I can get it, but it's not
>> absolutely necessary. I'm aiming for $50 or less, but I can spend
>> more if I need to.
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> Soundblaster Live or Audigy line. I have a SBLive Value that I bought
> many years ago and its hands down the best sound card I've ever
> bought. It just works in Linux with OSS and Alsa. It is one of the
> very few cards I've seen that does hardware mixing (2 sounds at the
> same time). You can't go wrong with them IMHO. Be sure to always check
> it out in detail before you buy it though. Don't just take my word for it.
>
> Tim