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"Levantino" <rd@dontspamme.com> wrote in message
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>
> > I have a Delta 66 that I'm testing. As a 2448 card analog/digital
it
> > seems fine. It is not a LynxONE or a CardDDeluze, but it is a lot
> > less per analog channel.  My 2496 tests have rasied some
questions I
> > need to answer before commenting further.
>
> Hmmm... It would be good to know, Arny but since I am not a dog,
2448 is
> good enough for "moi".
> 96kHz is little hype for me, though I should be able to do an A/B
testing
> with my Sennheiser HD580 that claim 12Hz-39kHz. I won't go to an
ear
> specialist if can't hear a difference. :-)
>
> > That would be the DIO 2496, right? I notice that they don't list
the
> > DIO 2448 and more. I wonder why?
> >
> Yes. the $209 at soundchaser is 2496. Do you know a place that is
cheaper
> (or is cheaper in general)?
> Probably the $99 2448 was undercutting their earnings. :-)
> Just a crazy theory. Or may the board for some aspect sucked! I
heard from a
> Linux dude who claimed the CMI DMA was acting erronously.
>

I'd believe just about *anything* about CMI chips.  IMO, their QC
seems to be less-than-perfect, and until the 8738, the basic design
was not too wonderful, either.