Jack and SB-awe soundcard

[Ray Edester]

I have used Creative's Sound Blaster cards for as long as I've had a PC 
and never a problem. DOS, Winsloth and several distros of Linux.

The price is right here. (I have no association with the vendor)

Ray



http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16829102010

D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
> On Saturday 15 March 2008, Gary Ball wrote:
>   
>> Although it looks as if I'm going shopping for a new soundcard today.
>> I'm a graphic designer, so the sound mixing element of my day isn't
>> huge.
>>     
>
> You probably don't need something as good as the Audiophile I suggested, but 
> if you don't mind spending the money, I still recommend going that way.
>
> I sat down to do some homework for you and try to make a recommendation for a 
> consumer soundcard.  I can't make a recommendation.  I've looked around 
> online at what people are listing in their inventories, and looked at the 
> ALSA soundcard matrix, and it all looks pretty ugly to me.
>
> You could easily make do with what everybody has in their motherboard these 
> days, but they no longer sell those as a card, and there are many cards 
> around now that have problems.
>
> Don't buy anything without checking out the soundcard matrix.
>
> http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main
>