Re: [9fans] laptop sound

[David Presotto <presotto@closedmind.org>]

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On that note, admitting our failure at sound, I'ld like to put in a plug
for the 'xitel hifi-link dg2'.  It's a USB device that has optical out.
I use it with a 10 meter fiber to drive my stereo.

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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] laptop sound
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:06:11 -0500
Message-ID: <2a28db06755ecef5aceed491ee584654@plan9.bell-labs.com>

I had a look at that family of sound chips at one point
(it's a CS####) and all the drivers I found were very
complicated.  It's a shame the SB8 is what everyone is
backward compatible with rather than the 16.  It seems
there are very few sound cards anymore that let you just
play sound without requiring you to set up oodles and oodles
of extra stuff.

At the moment I think the best way to get sound is to use
a USB audio adapter (they may be complicated, but they're
standard, and we have a driver), though on the 600E that
may not be an option.

Russ