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Devices => Sound Cards, DAC's, Receivers, Speakers, and Headphones => Topic started by: Mastiff on August 14, 2018, 04:00:33 am

Title: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
Post by: Mastiff 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.

Title: Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
Post by: cncb on August 16, 2018, 12:13:18 pm

Have you considered getting multiple, cheap USB sound cards or is that of no interest?

Title: Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
Post by: Mastiff 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.

Title: Re: Any "cheap" PCIe sound cards that you know will work with at least three zones?
Post by: Mastiff on September 03, 2018, 06:00:48 am

Yeah, they work with kX. All good. :)