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On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Vernon Miller wrote: > I want to buy an outboard ADC for digitizing some of my vinyl. In the past > I've used my old faithful Turtle Beach Monterey PCI card, but given its age > and my current computer config that's no longer an option. > > I'd like an external solution that's either USB 2.0 or Firewire (with a > slight preference for USB). I want to balance price with quality of analog > inputs and ADC. A relatively low cost solution is the Mbox from Digidesign. It is connected via a USB port and draws its power from same. It gives you a coax digital in and out, 2 mic inputs, and two line level in an out connections. Cost is under $500 and for another $800 or so, you can get the WAVES restoration plugins. While they aren't CEDAR, I have found them quite good. Karl