M-Audio AUDIOPHILE-2496 PCI Digital Audio Card (Item # 46172)

M-Audio Audiophile 2496: Serious Digital Recording With A Simple Soundcard and Interface

M-Audio has built a reputation for providing professional grade digital audio to the home and project studio markets. The Audiophile 2496 delivers more of the same, but at a new price that makes such quality available to everyone. Music professionals are uncompromising when it comes to the quality and performance of their audio cards. They don't just demand realism; they demand reality. The Audiophile 2496 can achieve this standard because it doesn't rely on gimmicks that can reduce sound quality. It simply delivers true 24-bit paths, unequaled drivers and remarkable fidelity.

The Audiophile 2496 is an all-in-one high-fidelity soundcard solution for a wide variety of applications, ranging from multitrack recording to computer-based home theater. Analog I/O is available on RCA jacks, utilizing the same professional 24-bit/96kHz conversion as the Delta 44 and Delta 66 cards. S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O provide connectivity to both digital devices and the world of MIDI. You can also utilize the S/PDIF I/O for DVD surround sound playback with an external decoder. The Audiophile 2496 includes a powerful digital mixer/router and control over SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). Delta Series cards support all computer platforms and major software programs.

Features:

• 24-bit/96kHz multitrack recording
• MIDI recording and playback
• Digital transfers
• Digital mastering
• LP/cassette-to-CD transfers
• Computer-based home theater systems
• Computer-based high-fidelity systems
• Dynamic range: D/A 104.0dB (a-weighted), A/D 100.4dB (a-weighted)
• THD is less than 0.002%
• Frequency response: 22Hz-22kHz, -0.4,-0.4dB
• Powerful software for digital mixing, routing and monitoring capabilities
• Includes Windows 95/98, ASIO/ASIO2, Mac, GSIF, DirectX and Windows NT/2000 drivers