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This critically acclaimed PCI card features premium digital audio converters, elegant board design, + ultra-stable drivers just like the rest of the Delta line, but with a simpler I/O configuration. As a member of the Delta family, the Audiophile 2496 supports all computer platforms + major software programs, ensuring seamless integration + rock-solid performance. See why the Audiophile 2496 is one of the best-selling digital audio cards in the industry.
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4-In/4-Out Audio Card with MIDI and Digital I/O. The Audiophile 2496 embodies a quantum leap in computer audio fidelity and performance unequalled by other audio cards in its price range. This critically acclaimed PCI card features premium digital audio converters, elegant board design and ultra-stable drivers just like the rest of the Delta line, but with a simpler I/O configuration. As a member of the Delta family, the Audiophile 2496 supports all computer platforms and major software programs, ensuring seamless integration and rock-solid performance. See why the Audiophile 2496 is one of the best-selling digital audio cards in the industry.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I own two of these, and they are fab. Excellent value for money. Highly recommended and a cheap entry path into Pro-Tools M-Powered. Seamless Midi. But beware PCI is on its way out as a standard - your next mobo may not support it.
Note: Vista drivers now available on the m-audio website. But who wants Vista with DRM on a DAW anyway...? Stick with XP.
Note: Vista drivers now available on the m-audio website. But who wants Vista with DRM on a DAW anyway...? Stick with XP.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard
Only complaint :- None of the supplied disks work with Win XP SP3. Needed to download drivers from m-Audio website.
That aside, works perfectly with the rest of my (ageing) system which I've converted into a PC based MIDI digital piano.
No problem with latency at 24 bit 44.1 kHz sampling.
Sounds great and I'm not using it at its full potential.
Good value.
Only complaint :- None of the supplied disks work with Win XP SP3. Needed to download drivers from m-Audio website.
That aside, works perfectly with the rest of my (ageing) system which I've converted into a PC based MIDI digital piano.
No problem with latency at 24 bit 44.1 kHz sampling.
Sounds great and I'm not using it at its full potential.
Good value.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I bought this to finally replace an SBLive card that i'd fooled myself into thinking was still reasonable. Ten years passed quickly!
This card is very functional as far as I can tell and the Windows 7 ASIO drivers, once you manage to find them, drive the card very well also. I can't say i've had it long enough to really test it but sound quality is good and it shows no signs of any latency, which was my main reason for buying a bottom of the line pro audio card rather than weak mid-range gaming card.
The only drawback is the lack of power management support to allow the machine to sleep with this card inside it, which I think might apply to all versions of Windows, not just 7. It seems there may be a somewhat complicated workaround for that but so far no luck in getting it to work. From reading around I get the impression that M-Audio aren't particularly responsive to such issues, and there doesn't seem to be any official response to this one, so that seems a fair assessment.
4 because it does what I bought it for 100%
-1 because it's wasting my electricity not letting my machine sleep.
This card is very functional as far as I can tell and the Windows 7 ASIO drivers, once you manage to find them, drive the card very well also. I can't say i've had it long enough to really test it but sound quality is good and it shows no signs of any latency, which was my main reason for buying a bottom of the line pro audio card rather than weak mid-range gaming card.
The only drawback is the lack of power management support to allow the machine to sleep with this card inside it, which I think might apply to all versions of Windows, not just 7. It seems there may be a somewhat complicated workaround for that but so far no luck in getting it to work. From reading around I get the impression that M-Audio aren't particularly responsive to such issues, and there doesn't seem to be any official response to this one, so that seems a fair assessment.
4 because it does what I bought it for 100%
-1 because it's wasting my electricity not letting my machine sleep.
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Beware: No more sleep/hibernate on your computer
They say it's Windows-compatible.
A false statement.
The "sleep" mode is officially not supported, and surprisingly, it really doesn't support. Read more
A false statement.
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I bought this sound card around a month ago now. So far I've had zero problems with it, all the drivers for Windows Vista SP2 worked perfectly. Read more
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Currently just using the analogue In/Out connections to/from hi-fi system - the sound quality is excellent. Read more
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Ace for serious sound.
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No sleep or hibernation support
I installed this in an Asus P5N7A-VM motherboard. Bought for use of the RCA jacks since this is an HTPC and I have it hooked up to an old analogue amp. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2009 by Mr. Paul Newcombe
The best choice for a 2in 2out card
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m-audio very poor support
No driver for vista, great card however my toaster is more useful at the moment m-audio keep telling everyone Vista is a top priority for us well they seem to be only developing... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2007 by W. Goodman
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