M-Audio Audiophile 192 Professional Sound Card

[Gizmo]

The M-Audio Audiophile 192 professional sound card was announced late in 2004. The "Audiophile" name was succeeded from the previous model, Audiophile 2496. But nevertheless this product is not intended for audiophiles. Balanced TRS connectors and the Delta series indicate that Audiophile 192 is a modern and affordable professional sound card for a home/project sound studio. A single PC can host up to four such cards.

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[dsio]

Interesting toy.

Sort of good to see competition strong with creative, as there is somewhat of a vacuum in the soundcard market right now.

The EMU cards have better quality than the crappy X-Fis at a lower price point, but lack EAX support, and are very inefficient. The X-Fi Elite Pro, is brilliant, but costs more than a top end graphics card.

What I want is something in between, and I'd love it to be from someone other than creative, as their drivers still leave much to be desired.

[stirlmc]

Here, check this one out!
I'm not sure when its coming out but it looks promising, and it seems it will be a great alternative to the problematic X-Fi's.

Go to razerzone.com and take a look at the Razer Barracuda AC-1 Gaming Audio Card.