Subject: Re: Sound cards From: Gerry Stefanatos <Gstefana(at)EINSTEIN.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 11:14:53 -0400One consideration that may or may not concern you is jitter. About 4 years ago, I purchased a Turtle Beach card for auditory stimulus presentation. Then, when my Neuroscan Stim system died, I looked to use E-Prime and my TB sound card to present stimuli in auditory event-related potential experiments. I discovered that there was an unacceptable degree of temporal jitter with this card. This was also true for an external USB Edirol card which we were otherwise happy with and continue to use for fMRI experiments. The Sound Blaster card has some respectable specifications and minimal jitter. Gerry Gerry A. Stefanatos, D. Phil. Director, Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory Moss Rehab Research Institute Albert Einstein Medical Center 1200 W. Tabor Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19141 Tel: (215) 456-5962 Fax: (215) 456-5926 >>> "Keith R. Kluender" <krkluend(at)WISC.EDU> 05/04/05 12:55PM >>> I am seeking advice on the best sound cards for PCs for both recording and listening experiments. The primary requirement is S/N on input and output. I know that long ago, Turtle Beach was a favorite, but I don't know what's best today. Thanks -- Keith Professor Keith R. Kluender Department of Psychology University of Wisconsin 1202 West Johnson Street Madison, WI 53706 608.262.9884 608.262.6110 Lab 608.262.4029 Fax