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Post Subject: Re: Digital: Sound cardsPosted by Hantra on: 11/8/2005

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Having used a Lynx L22 card for my primary playback system, I can tell you that it is one fantastic sounding card.  I used it for a little over a year, and eventually I deferred once again to my favorite non-oversampled DAC from Scott Nixon.  The DAC is not quite as hyper detailed as the Lynx card, but it sounds more like music to me, and that's one of the things I like about non-oversampling.

Nevertheless, I am straying. . .  I tried a heavily modified RME HDSP card as well.  Back to back with the Lynx card, the RME card was seriously owned.  I felt really bad for the guy who would spend around $1,500 to buy that card and have the mods performed on it when my Lynx card was just so far beyond it. 

I never tried any A/D with the Lynx.  The detractors, and the people who constantly spout about the noisy, harsh environment of a PC have never heard or tried it.  The inside of your CD transport is a pretty chaotic place also, full of all kinds of nasty vibrations, motor noise, etc.  Lynx uses a multi layer PCB material that helps with any noise, and I wasn't able to hear any noise.  In fact, the S/N on the Lynx is much, much higher than your average DAC or CDP. 

In short, I highly recommend the Lynx card, and it would be my first choice for the money if I was going to do any A/D.  The Aurora, as mentioned above, is supposed to be even better, and it is more versatile.  It's also a lot more expensive.

Hope this helps,

B

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