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Lars Luthman escribe:

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> OK, thanks for the advice on what not to get. I realise that I probably

> have to get an USB or Firewire box if I want decent analog ins and outs,

> but if all I need is S/PDIF out at 48kHz, surely there must be one

> laptop that would work OK with the builtin sound? Is no one running

> Linux audio software (succesfully) on a laptop without external

> soundcards?

I am using a not-state-of-the-art Samsung X05 laptop which features an

S/PDIF out. I use an optical cable to a minidisc unit with headphones

attached and I use this as "the soundcard", as it gives a far greater

quality than the headphone out in the laptop.
Jackd attaches to the S/PDIF out nicely and quality of audio apps is

very impressive given that laptops usually ship with awful

soundcards. I tend to prefer musical hardware as quality of audio outs

is usually a lot higher than using the 95% of soundcards in the

market. But this S/PDIF plus minidisc combo makes my day. Staying

digital as long as posible is worth it.
If using a laptop without S/PDIF, an M-Audio Transit seems to have all

is needed.
Cordially, Ismael

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