Re: [tlug] Best sound card for Linux

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 19/08/07, Dave M G <dave@example.com> wrote:

> What I can't get is a clear read on what is the most reliable card. I'm
> not looking for features, or digital output even. I just want the most
> rock solid reliable card on the market today.

Cards based on the Intel 8x0 chipsets work very well, and are
clean-sounding as well. I have hooked up my laptop to a nice amp, and
it sounds surprisingly well, given that the card is in such an
electronically noisy environment as a laptop.

jglover.laptop$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_pcm_oss            42648  0
snd_mixer_oss          14592  2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0           27660  1
snd_ac97_codec         60880  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm                75136  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0
snd_timer              19328  1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          7304  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
gameport                3584  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_mpu401_uart         5632  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi            18720  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          6148  1 snd_rawmidi
snd                    42884  9
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore               6880  2 snd


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Cheers,
Josh