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Re: D/A converters

2005-05-09 by polyf0nken

the said A/D converters on SB Live are rather thin and sucky in my
experience. i used to have one and the difference when moving to
proper sound cards was really something to write home about.

t.. /polyfonken


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "austin_v_huang"
<austin_v_huang@y...> wrote:
> So I just got an evolver and it's great. However, it might be my
> imagination, but I feel like I lose something in the A/D conversion on
> my SB live when I record. It's weird because it sounds fine going
> through the line in to the line out of the soundcard (but maybe that
> circuitry bypasses A/D conversion??). 
> 
> Anyone have any insights on this issue? What differentiates a cheap
> A/D from a good one and how does the SB live stack up? (if it sucks,
> tell me what about it makes it suck). 
> 
> Austin

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