The best "DAMN" 192KHZ SoundCard under $500.00

Edirol FA-101 or the soon to be released UA-101. You can not go wrong with Edirol for an external card. Internal card there are alot to choose from. In this case I lean toward EMU's solutions.

The Emu line has limited 192 functionality, read the documentation thoroughly.

But there are very few valid reasons for waisting all your processing resources to record at sample rates above 48.

Don

That sounds kind of like a conflict of interest to me. If you think it's necessary to record at 192kHz, then that means you should also have very high-end equipment throughout your signal chain. That implies a rather large supply of money. So why cheap out on the soundcard?

If you DON'T have extremely high-quality equipment everywhere, then why bother with 192kHz? That's like living 1/2 mile from your office and using a helicopter to commute.

You can read about my M-Audio FW 410 nightmare in the "Bye Bye SONAR" thread.

Okay lets set things straight, the reasion I am not looking for an expensive card is because I am going to be recording very limited tracks at a time. I am not recording like eight(8) or ten(10) tracks at a time. Besides, not all cards that are expensive have great sound or drivers.
I use all external synth, Yamaha Motif ES, Roland Fantom X, Alesis DM-PRO, Roland XP-60, Korg Triton Extreme.
I have all my synth routed to a digital rack mixer and then from the 96khz covertion output is connected to the digital input of my sound card. Presonus Firepod, which is very noisy.

Why should I want an RME FIREFACE when I am only going to be recording one or track at a time.
I just want a 192Khz sound card because I am buying a new one.
I cannot technically tell you why I prefer a higher sample rate, it's a matter of preference.
But if I am going to buy a new card, I might just buy one with a higher sample rate.

My problem with the M-Audio Audiophile 192Khz is the it is noisy, lots of electronic type noise.
The reviews were gather from several users world wide and before I buy a product, I have to thouroughly check with people who are using it. I have a home studio but nothing I use is of a home prize.

I just want a very quiet card.

Anymore suggestions, really appreciate all your help.

Patrick, Minnesota.

external Edirol FA-101

Internal EMU

You know, your right. But that's exactly the way I think of M-audio. Nice hardware-terrible (horrific) driver, but support is pretty good since they were bought out by Avid. I had an 1814 that sucked and tried a 410 that sucked (driver wise), although I hear the latest drivers are better. One the other hand I've never had a problem with Edirol's drivers or hardware or support. Roland still rocks after all these years....

For something like that I'd be looking at the cables or a missing ground.

the new Saffire next month

that design looks suspiciously like the digidesign Mbox ... hmmm what'dya make
of that? ;-)
jeff