TheCrow
Prominent Member
Hi Guys & Girls.
I have seen this card suggested as a very high quality option for audio playback in a HTPC.
I have a few questions I hope someone can answer for me.
I have an ESI Juli@ sound card which can auto set its sample rate to match that of any playback audio. Does the 9632 have a similar feature or do you need to manually switch sample rates when switching between music @ 44.1k and video @ 48k. If it auto senses does it do it reliably?
Does the card pass-through AC3/DTS/WMA to an external decoder via SPDIF?
I see no mention of this on RMEs site for the 9632 whereas it is mentioned for the DIGI96/8 PAD.
If not what are the other differences between these two cards?
Does anyone use either card with Windows MCE?
If so does it do bit perfect playback of music files within the MCE interface?
i.e. will it play a 44.1k DTS CD via SPDIF to an external decoder?
Playing a DVD with AC3 pass-through via my Juli@ in MCE I get an unstable timeline. i.e. occasionally I will see the picture speed up or short jumps in playback.
I dont get this when using my onboard chipset (C-media 9880).
Can anyone confirm whether the 9632 works correctly in MCE for DVD playback with AC3 pass-though?
Thanks
I have seen this card suggested as a very high quality option for audio playback in a HTPC.
I have a few questions I hope someone can answer for me.
I have an ESI Juli@ sound card which can auto set its sample rate to match that of any playback audio. Does the 9632 have a similar feature or do you need to manually switch sample rates when switching between music @ 44.1k and video @ 48k. If it auto senses does it do it reliably?
Does the card pass-through AC3/DTS/WMA to an external decoder via SPDIF?
I see no mention of this on RMEs site for the 9632 whereas it is mentioned for the DIGI96/8 PAD.
If not what are the other differences between these two cards?
Does anyone use either card with Windows MCE?
If so does it do bit perfect playback of music files within the MCE interface?
i.e. will it play a 44.1k DTS CD via SPDIF to an external decoder?
Playing a DVD with AC3 pass-through via my Juli@ in MCE I get an unstable timeline. i.e. occasionally I will see the picture speed up or short jumps in playback.
I dont get this when using my onboard chipset (C-media 9880).
Can anyone confirm whether the 9632 works correctly in MCE for DVD playback with AC3 pass-though?
Thanks