M Audio Audiophile 2496 MIDI Digital Recording Interface on sale
Band : M Audio
Model : 2496
Product Features :
- The Audiophile 2496 PCI Audio Card from MIDIMAN provides wide range of applications for recording and playback from stereo to home theater
- 24 bit 96 kHz multitrack recording
- MIDI recording and playback
- Digital transfers and Digital mastering
- LP/cassette to CD transfers
>> Professional sound card for professionals
Installing and configuring this sound card is not for the faint of heart But audio professionals would probably find the experience par for the course Once you get that card up and running however everything is fine in this world Excellent sound simple to use at a great price All the pain was worth it
>> No customer service customers too annoying
bought two of these in order to slide old PCs into my audio component stacks and use them as digital jukeboxes Installation is not all that simple because the existing PC audio drivers battle with the new audio card There is a long list of driver installs and system changes necessary to make the card work Unfortunately the manufacturer skimped on printed instructions they haven t changed in years and still refer to Windows 98 no kidding To further cut costs M Audio no longer bothers to answer the phone all that much I got intelligent US based help with my first card but with the second I ve never been able to get someone on the phone and so that PC is silent Avid/M Audio s stated call center hours are M F 9 5 Pacific time but closed from 12 2 for training Even within that limited window I waited for more than an hour and still never got to speak to a human And if you are calling more than 30 days after buying the product they provide a number for support from a third party for 2 60 a minute not US based and not intelligent Good luck with that
If you are tech savy you may want to take a chance on this card If you need instructions or after purchase support forget it
I was planning to buy a third card but passsed because of the poor customer service Glad I did I found the ASUS Xonar Essence which offers superior sound quality and even an up to date installation manual Guess they want repeat customers
>> Works perfectly buy it
I popped it in my computer installed the drivers bingo Quickest install ever You can download newer drivers from their website if need be
It s been working great for the past few years now
