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If you are one
of the many people out there who have devices which supports
only optical digital I/O, the digital I/O card (model CT4660 that comes with a 1st generation non-OEM and non-Value Live! card) would probably
be not of much use. Many of the consumer-level devices like MiniDisc
recorders and DAT decks only have optical I/O.
If you have
a digital amplifier which only accepts optical I/O, this card will
work great. Now you can output sounds from the SBLive! in Live!Surround
mode digitally to your amp.
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The
I/O card connected to a SBLive! Value |
Hoontech
has been doing many digital I/O devices for quite some time. Their product
line-up includes DAC/ADC converters, MIDI I/O boxes, high-end sound cards,
digital amplifiers and other cool gear aimed at the multimedia musician
and semi-pros.
When the Sound Blaster
Live! was released, they noticed of the lack of optical I/O, and even
wanted to improve the sound of the SBLive!, so they came up with the Digital
I/O for SBLive/Value and the SoundTrack Digital Amp 4CH. These
two products work hand in hand to provide better sound quality from your
SBLive! card. Read on to find out...
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Sound Blaster Live!
As you can see
from the snapshot, there are 2 vertical groups of pin headers on
the lower-right portion of the card (circled in white). The longer
one to the right has 36 pins and connects to the full SBLive!
version.
I used the cable
which came with the original digital I/O card, and connected it
to Hoontech's card. Now I'm ready for some pure digital goodness!
Sound
Blaster Live! Value
The headers
for the Value are 12 pins, beside the header for the full
SBLive! version (smaller white circle).
Since the Value
does not come with any digital I/O card, or any cables for that
matter, Hoontech has included a cable which connects the Value to
the digital I/O card.
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| If
you have a SBLive! Value, this card will enable you to output the
sound from the card as digital signals, a feature omitted from the
Value so that Creative can bring this sound card to the market at
a lower price point. |
This
cable takes your SBLive! Value into digital heaven! |
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