Product Description

M Audio's Audiophile 2496 card is the latest addition to its highly successful Delta family of soundcards. The Audiophile 2496 is an all-in-one high fidelity soundcard solution for a wide variety of applications, ranging from multi-track recording to computer-based home theatre. Analog I/O is available on RCA jacks, utilizing the same professional 24-bit 96kHz conversion as the Delta 44 and Delta 66 cards. S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O provide connectivity to both digital devices and the world of MIDI. The Audiophile 2496 includes a powerful digital mixer/router, and control over SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). Delta cards support all computer platforms and major software programs.

With software support, the Audiophile 2496 becomes the highest fidelity home theatre soundcard available today.

Applications
24-bit 96 kHz multitrack recording

MIDI recording and playback

Digital transfers; Digital mastering

LP/cassette-to-CD transfers

Computer-based Home Theater systems

Powerful digital mixing, routing and monitoring capabilities with included software

Technical Description

Dimensions: 5-1/4 in. x 5 in. x 7/8 in.

Weight: 2 lbs.

Dynamic Range: D/A 104.0dB (a-weighted), A/D 100.4dB (a-weighted)

THD: less than 0.002%

Freq. Response: 22Hz - 22kHz, -0.4,-0.4dB

Includes Windows 95/98, ASIO/ASIO2, Mac, GSIF, DirectX and Windows NT/2000 drivers.

System Requirements (PC)
Windows 95, 98,NT, 2000, ME, or XP

Pentium III 500Mhz - (96kHz operation)

Pentium II 400 - (48kHz operation)

128 MB of PC100 RAM - (96kHz operation)

64 MB of SDRAM - (48kHz operation)

UDMA EIDE or ATA 33/66 HDD

System Requirements (Mac)
G4 or G3

MacOS 8.6 or higher

128 MB RAM - (96kHz operation)

64 MB RAM - (48kHz operation)

OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI operation

Catalog Description

24-bit, 96kHz audio recording for pennies@2 channels of TRS I/O, MIDI I/O@Coaxial S/PDIF I/O with surround-encoded pass-through support@Compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered

Product Rated 9.1 Out of 10 (113 ratings)

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