[thekl0wn]

Yes, this is a Audio/Video Electronics topic... With the CarPC (CarPuter/TruckPuter/HoePuter/etc) becoming more-and-more popular, it's creeping into this realm.

I've read up on MP3car.com on the different options for sound cards. That forums tastes are a bit different than this one. There are a few good members who are into doing things right, but some annoy me.

I'm interested to see what all is brought up on the topic of soundcards, especially considering I'm in the process of picking mine out, and I know of a few others in the same boat!

My initial thoughts:
Sound Blaster... Overrated. Some of the lines are good, but you pay for the name. A major advantage is the KXaudio projects/drivers for tuning via ASIO. In my experiences, some of the older "upper-end" cards won't work (as intended) on XP. I have an older Audigy & Live that neither work other than stereo on XP, no matter what I've tried.

M-Audio... Good. I've only used one M-Audio card in the past, and it was their cheapest one at the time, but I loved it. Everything I've read on them has been pretty good, and they offer some options that lean more towards the pro audio end of things, at a good price. I've looked into the Pre-USB and 1010LT.

Turtle Beach... Cheap in price... I have no complaints about anything Turtle Beach I've used. For a budget card, they're pretty dang good. Only issues I've had with them is conflicting drivers.

DAC: HippoHiFi... I've been waiting to try one of the Bloats out. Seeing that I'm leaning towards going optical to processor, I don't know that I'll get to though... Bummer. I'd LOVE to hear others feedback on one of these, or any other HQ DAC.

Let me know if I'm off on any of the devices. Let's hear some other thoughts on the topic...