[mdlug] Recommendation for sound card.

Michael Rudas audiotech50 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 13 01:00:25 EDT 2009


--- Stan Green wrote:

> What is a good sound card for Linux that will not give me any
> problems? I don't want to plug in a new card and spend weeks
> trying to get it to work. All I need is simple 2 channel sound,
> no fancy stuff needed.

You can get a good, used Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! card for
about $10.  Linux loves them.  A bonus: improved performance.
On-board AC '97 sound sucks up CPU cycles, even with fast multi-core
CPUs.  Why waste 'em?

~~ Michael Rudas
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