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More info?)
Tom, Stew:
The technology for high quality sound reproduction was pretty much perfected
long ago (for all but the real audio enthusiast). It seems to me that high
end sound cards are now marketed on their ability to manipulate sounds (as
in DSP, for example) or to synthesize sound.
--
Ted Zieglar
formerly "Rocket J. Squirrel"
"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:rXqSc.10093$5i4.9803@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> >>
> >> "Simon Kempster" <simon.kempster@talk21.com> wrote in message
> >> news:dabc429b.0408110311.1ed547ac@posting.google.com...
> >> > I'd like to apologise if this question has been asked and answered
> >> > before, but I looked and couldn't find it. If it has, please direct
> >> > me to the relevant place. Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > OK, this is what I want to do: I'm thinking of putting a PCI sound
> >> > card into my Dimension 2400. Nothing too fancy, I'll only be using
it
> >> > for stereo use. My question is this: will I be able to connect this
> >> > sound card to the headphone socket at the front of the case? This is
> >> > very useful and I'd be loathe to lose it.
> >> >
> >> > If anyone knows a definitive answer to this, I'd appreciate knowing
> >> > it. If it is possible, recommendations as to which sound card to get
> >> > would be useful too. Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Simon Kempster
> >>
> >>
> >> If it is a retail (3rd party card), no. Or at least not w/o some pinout
> >> diagrams and serious re-wiring.
> >>
> >> What you're looking for is either a DELL SPECIFIC SBLive! value card
5.1
> > or
> >> Audigy card with firewire port.
> >>
> >> Sorry, this link is in french, I believe:
http://membres.lycos.fr/sbdell/
> > .
> >> Scroll down and you'll find a photo of the card. The "problem"
connector
> >> resides at the top of the photo around 11 o'clock. It is the white,
long
> >> connect next to the green modem voice connector. This is the plugin
that
> > is
> >> missing from retail cards and is apparently exclusive to Dell machines.
> > It
> >> is where you'll plug your front headphone cable inside the system
> > (currently
> >> plugged to your motherboard).
> >>
> >> Another option would be to get a retail card and plug your headphones
> >> into
> >> your speakers, if they have a jack.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure what Dell asks for their SBLive! value card (Dell P/N
> >> 0R533).
> >> You could call and ask: Dell Spare Parts Phone 800-999-3355 Ext 69937.
> >>
> >> As a side note, the difference in sound quality with the "value" card
> >> probably won't be perceptible, imo.
> >>
> >>
> >> hth
> >>
> >> Stew
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Stew already answered the question, but the deeper question is WHY? The
> > integrated sound is quite good. What feature of a 'better' card are you
> > looking for?
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
> Tom,
>
> And that's a good point. I have two SBLive! cards; one is the Dell OEM (in
> our Dim4100) and the other is "retail" OEM that I bought for a homebuilt.
> The down sound in the homebuilt sounds, to me, every bit as good as the
> value card though it does have a couple extra I/O jacks (digital, line
in?)
> and a game port.
>
> Stew
>
>
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