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On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 12:19 +0100, fons@kokkinizita.net wrote:

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> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 07:00:27PM +0800, Ng Oon-Ee wrote:

>

> > Hi fons, you're 'fons' in jack-devel, aren't you? Thanks =)

>

> AFAIK there's only one fons in jack-devel, and that is

> indeed this one :-)

>

> > I gather, then, that I should be seeking information comparing the ADCs

> > of the cards I listed, probably from side-by-side reviews. Prices are

> > competitive with each other (from 139 USD to 190 USD) and within my

> > budget, barely. Thanks for the help, again.

>

> For noise levels when using the mic inputs the AD converters

> won't matter much, the preamp dominates the performance (unless

> it's a very bad one). The converters could have an effect on

> sound quality, but most types used today are quite good.

>

> I guess that the measured performance of my UA-5 is quite

> typical for this range of products. If any one would be

> really much better, the manufacturer would boast about

> it and provide an EIN figure.

>

> Ciao,

Ah, so talking about boasting about it, Presonus has an Audiobox USB

unit which boasts (to quote their website) "preamps that out perform any

USB-based interface hands down." None of the other manufacturers, as far

as I could see, even mentioned pre-amps except to say "yes, we have

them".
Is this just hubris? Does Presonus really have a good name for quality

pre-amps at 'all budget levels'? Should I be worried that this device

doesn't seem mentioned in the alsa wiki at all?
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