Re: [AUDITORY] Replacement for Hammerfall DSP 9632 sound card

[Bob Masta <audio@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have tested the ASUS Xonar U7 (about $100), which 
has 2 inputs and 8 outputs. It has excellent signal/noise, 
distortion, and frequency response.  See my "USB Sound 
Card Performance Tests" at
<http://www.daqarta.com/dw_gguu.htm>.

I have not tested for latency using ASIO, since I am more 
interested in zero latency (for evoked potentials such as 
ABR), which is better achieved by other means.

I have a few quibbles about the hardware controls and 
connections which I discuss in the test report, but overall I 
give it top marks for performance.

Best regards,

Bob Masta

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On 4 Jun 2019 at 21:31, Jennings, Todd Richardson 
wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
> My lab has been using the Hammerfall DSP 9632 PCI sound card for each
> of our 6 sound-proof booths for psychophysics research.  However, we
> need to upgrade our computers, and PCI is no longer a option.  I know
> Hammerfall makes the HDSPe AIO, which is the equivalent sound card for
> PCI express, but it is pretty expensive (about $900 USD) considering
> we need 6 of them. 
> 
> I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what sound cards are good
> these days.  I know USB sound cards are an option, but are there major
> downsides to those, like increased latency these days?  Would PCI
> express be better in this regard?  Too much latency will be an issue
> since we need to track user responses' to what they hear. 
> 
> To be a bit more specific about our needs, we need at least two
> channels of analog input and out least two channels (ideally four or
> more) of analog output.  We also need ASIO support (these will be used
> on Windows 10), and a wide dynamic range is important.  Digital I/O
> and high sampling rate are not important.  The computers support USB
> 2, USB 3, and PCI express.  
> 
> Thank you very much for your help!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Todd