Re: [Alsa-user] Soundcard + USB Audio

[Erik M. <J.A...@it...>]

On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 01:27:22PM -0500, Sujal Shah wrote:
> 	I just ordered a Stereo-link 1200 USB D/A device
> (http://www.stereo-link.com).  I would like to use it to play back MP3s
> via my home theatre system, but retain normal functionality for my
> normal computer audio (beeps, notifications, games, etc.).  I will be
> using ALSA for my main sound card (ensoniq 1370 based SB 128), though I
> have the es1370 kernel/OSS driver compiled and available as a module.  
> 
> I have 2 questions: a) will there be any problem using USB Audio with
> another sound card using ALSA?  b) are there any issues specific to
> having 2 sound devices, or one ALSA and one USB Audio device that people
> have run into?

a+b) No, I use it every day with my laptop and haven't run into
problems at all.

> PS.  Got it at ThinkGeek for $129.
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/electronics/5756.shtml

IMHO that's quite expensive for a USB DAC, I got mine for about $15 at
a local computer shop. Granted, it has only a Philips UDA 1321 with
built-in DAC, while the Stereo-link thing probably has a Burr-Brown USB
DAC (which is indeed 20bit IIRC).


Erik

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