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NickBull
12-03-2002, 10:12 AM
I know the Audiophile is supposed to be the best, but I've seen a M-audio Dio 24/48 for £99, it has Optical and Coaxial output but is only stereo, will this do the same job as the M-audio regarding S/PDIF output as this is all I am interested in.
I thin it was on digital worlds web site.
Cheers
Nick
larsan
12-03-2002, 10:46 AM
That'll do just fine!
Yes, a lot of people use the DIO cards for HTPC use. They should work the same as the Audiophile card as far as DD/DTS passthough is concerned.
Jeff
NickBull
12-03-2002, 1:26 PM
Cheers guys, £50 cheraper is a nice bundle of new releases to watch!
Cheers
Nick
Mark Grant
13-03-2002, 8:45 PM
Remember there are two versions of the Dio.
The Dio 2448 (http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/dio2448.php) and the Dio 2496 (http://www.midiman.net/products/m-audio/dio2496.php)
Here is a link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74817&highlight=dio+and+2448) to another forum with some info.
Good luck,
Mark.
NickBull
14-03-2002, 9:18 AM
Looks like a mornign of reading about it. I think in the end I might play safe and get a 24/96 Audiophile. Not too bothered about the Tos Link outputs, coaxial is fine for me.