Bob Rea schreef op 15-04-16 03:11:
My built in sound card has failed. The headphone jack does work. Is there any audio reason to get a usb sound card? If so, do you have recommendations for one?
Personally if I was in that position I would consider either one of three things: * I do have a rather expensive DAC that I want to change for a more expensive one, because of its features (external volume control and all) and I haven't tried it in Linux but in general these devices have a USB connection. It needs a driver in Windows and I haven't tried it in Linux but if you want that for this specific model I have I would give it a try for you, but it depends on whether you want something like this in the first place of course (Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100). * There are cheaper USB soundcards that have optical out. I cannot find the one I want (wanted) currently but I have a friend in Eastern Europe that is crazy about amateur audio, and he recommends the: http://www.music-group.com/Categories/Behringer/Computer-Audio/Audio-Interfa... Behringer UCA202. I am not sure if he has tested it with Linux but I am not in touch with him at this point. (He is the kind of guy that builds his own DACs to get higher end performance for cheaper prices -- and then gets bugged by the fact that importing parts from the USA is so incredibly expensive for him). It's not what I recommend, but he does. Personally I probably would take this opportunity to find a nice small USB device with optical out (small) and 3.5" jack (same output) so that you can use it to connect to either a digital receiver, or an analog one. Strangely I cannot find the one I was interested in after having seen dozens and dozens. The benefit of a device like that is that it is portable and you can use it to get better audio on laptops and similar devices. Anyway that's all I can say now, I haven't tested with Linux but in general I think they should be fairly general devices. Regards. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org