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Author Topic: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?  (Read 1524 times)

Mastiff

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Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
« on: August 14, 2018, 04:00:33 am »
I'm talking cheap as in up to around $100, so consumer grade. I'm using Audigy PCI with kX drivers on my systems and have been for 15 years or so, but now I need four more zones, and I only have two free PCIe slots on the motherboard of the media server, no more PCI slots.
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Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2018, 12:13:18 pm »
Have you considered getting multiple, cheap USB sound cards or is that of no interest?
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Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2018, 12:33:43 pm »
Unfortunately that's a no go, since USB cards have a bad tendency to come up with different ID's which confuses the zones. But I have ordered a few SoundBlaster Audigy RX, they are supposedly supported by kX drivers, so with a bit of luck I'm good.
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Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2018, 06:00:48 am »
Yeah, they work with kX. All good. :)
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