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  1. Re:One thing to be aware of! by strstrep · · Score: 1 · on Is All SPDIF Audio Output the Same?

    You could try Xitel's Pro Hi-Fi Link. It's a bit pricey, but it connects via the standard USB Audio protocol to your computer. It also includes all the audio cables you need. I believe it supports passing through stuff like AC3.

  2. Re:More importantly... by moonbender · · Score: 1 · on Simple, Bare-Bones Motherboards?

    Simple solution: buy a USB sound card. Cheap ones (30 bucks maybe) are good enough if all you want is a simple stereo audio-out, expensive ones (100 bucks) from Creative and such have all the bells and whistles, like 5.1 out etc. Here's one from Xitel. That's what I'll be doing once I get a dorm room.

  3. Hifi-Link by PurpleFloyd · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Build High-End Audio System w/ Hard Drive Storage?
    A company called Xitel makes the "Hi-Fi Link," a USB-based audio-out gadget. I haven't used it, but it looks like a good solution: USB has several major advantages when outputting analog data. First, it lives outside the electromagnetic noise storm that is the typical computer case. Second, it acts as a second audio device: this means you can, if you wish, hook up cheap speakers to your soundcard for system sounds, and output nothing but music to your hi-fi system (I use this system, with two soundcards, and it is far better than having Windows or Gnome intersperse your music with noises).

    Another solution is to get a card with S/PDIF digital output and an amp which supports it. This is a good solution if you already have such a soundcard, but the soundcard upgrade can be expensive. On the whole, if you're starting from scratch, I'd go with USB.

  4. Hifi-Link by PurpleFloyd · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Build High-End Audio System w/ Hard Drive Storage?
    A company called Xitel makes the "Hi-Fi Link," a USB-based audio-out gadget. I haven't used it, but it looks like a good solution: USB has several major advantages when outputting analog data. First, it lives outside the electromagnetic noise storm that is the typical computer case. Second, it acts as a second audio device: this means you can, if you wish, hook up cheap speakers to your soundcard for system sounds, and output nothing but music to your hi-fi system (I use this system, with two soundcards, and it is far better than having Windows or Gnome intersperse your music with noises).

    Another solution is to get a card with S/PDIF digital output and an amp which supports it. This is a good solution if you already have such a soundcard, but the soundcard upgrade can be expensive. On the whole, if you're starting from scratch, I'd go with USB.

  5. Re:Digital Audio OUT lacking by Moofie · · Score: 1 · on Apple Releases Mac Mini

    Not really, no.

  6. Re:For Once I don't Agree by sh00z · · Score: 5, Informative · on Playfair Relocates to India
    How about playing the files on non apple hardware such as a portable mp3 player?
    You would have to transcode the file to mp3, a function that iTunes already lets you do. No need to circumvent the DRM.
    Or even to burn it to cd and play it in your car?
    Uh, have you even looked at iTunes? That circle in the top-right corner that says "Burn to CD?"
    What if you were searching for hidden messages and wanted to play it backwards?
    Open it it QuickTime, and hold down the left-arrow button.
    Or play it on your network-enabled-but-not-approved-by-apple-home-ste reo.
    There are several options that don't involve circumventing the DRM. Besides the abovementioned burn-to CD option, you could try this (wireless), or this (wired).

    Now, if you had said that you want to play your iTunes Music Store purchases on your Linux box, you'd actually have an argument.

  7. Xitel's MD-Port DG2 does optical by MayorQ · · Score: 1 · on New External Sound "Card"
    I recently received a Xitel MD-Port DG2 and it's one of the coolest devices I've seen in a while. It's basically an extreme subset of the Extigy since it only has optical out. It too connects via USB and it's a very small device. I can understand why the extra ports on the Extigy might be useful but for a home theater pc, the DG2 is exactly what you'd need. And it's only $60 (USD).


    - MayorQ

  8. Re:It's been said before, but: by jrockway · · Score: 1 · on Michael Jackson Releases Uncopyable CD

    It's an XITEL MD Port DG-2 and works great with Linux (/dev/dsp1). As for other bus/PS2 mouse, i have an early iMac, so that's out. I assume it's a software issue because it works fine on a friend's machine (but it's UHCI not OHCI, so I dunno)

  9. Re:Optical Link Card by ddpg · · Score: 1 · on MP3/MD Combo Player

    I use the Storm Platinum found at http://www.xitel.com. It is a great sound card with alot of features.

    Enjoy!
    Peter

  10. Storm Platinum by SteveX · · Score: 1 · on AWE64 SPDIF Out To Optical Input?

    I'm using a Storm Platinum, from the Gamer's Pack by Xitel, and it's got an S/PDIF output that plugs right into my Sony minidisc recorder.

    This works great! The Xitel is an awesome soundcard (it's got the 3D accelerated audio stuff.. I don't know if there are Linux drivers for that but it works well with EverQuest on Windows) and the optical output is perfect for downloading MP3s and burning them onto minidiscs so I can listen to them in the car without having to go analog anywhere through the process.

    TINAR, YMMV, etc

    - Steve

  11. WTF? by DeadFish · · Score: 1 · on Epitaph Selling MP3s

    SDMI can only be dumped to a portable mp3/SDMI player *three times*?

    All the more reason to *not* get one of those players then. The technology just doesn't support it. If you want to shell out the big bucks, you can get an hour's worth of music on those things. But if you want to listen to something different and don't want to pay ~$50 for another memory module, you'd have to erase it and dump a different set of files to the device. Meaning you can only take the SDMI files with you three times.

    portable mp3 players are a nice idea, but the technology/market isn't up to a point where they're yet feasable as an affordable portable listening device. You're better off getting a soundcard with an optical output (like the Xitel Storm Platinum ) and recording those songs onto minidisc. Cheap, swappable storage, and if you can listen to them on the computer, you can dump them on as many minidiscs as you like as often as you like.