[vdr] OT: High quality Linux sound card

[Dave Chapman <dave@dchapman.com>]

Hi,

Apologies if this query is too off-topic for this list, but I hope 
someone here can help me.

I'm looking for a good quality sound card to link a Linux PC to my 
existing hi-fi amplifier and speakers.  This will be used for three main 
purposes:

1) Playback of DVB radio stations (48KHz MPEG-1, Layer 2 audio)

2) Playback of 16 bit, 44.1KHz CD audio

3) Digital recording of FM radio from my standalone FM analogue tuner 
(Denon TU-260L).

My choices seem to be either:

a) one of the new 24bit/96KHz soundcards with built-in D/A and A/D 
convertors (e.g. Terratec EWX 24/96); or

b) a cheap 16 bit soundcard with digital I/O and external D/A and A/D 
convertors.

I am assuming that any digital resampling (e.g.between 44.1KHz and 
48KHz) before the A/D conversion stage is a bad idea, but it seems hard 
to get the facts about which soundcards do this.

Can anyone give me any recommendations for a "Linux-friendly" solution 
to my needs, or point me to a website/forum/mailing list where these 
issues are discussed?

Thanks,

Dave.




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