[simpits-tech] USB Sound cards

[Gene Buckle]

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008, William Segal wrote:

> unfortuneatly that supports only 5.1 which hit the streets way back 2004
> the preffered system today is 7.1 . I had 5.1 in my Supermicro the
> support for it was not very good.

The device only has two connectors and unless they're both outputs it does 
NOT support 5.1.  The 5.1 designation (to me anyway) means that it 
supports fore/aft left & right channels (4 speakers) and a center speaker 
or subwoofer.  You can't do that with a single stereo plug.

It states "enjoy the virtual 5.1 channel sound track" which boils down to 
marketing puffery.

I think it would be quite useful to have to offload the voice comms on to, 
but I would'nt depend on it to deliver the same kind of performance like 
nearly any Creative Labs product.

g.



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