He needs PCI and that card is PCI Express. Agree that it's a 21st Century update of the same funcitonality as the CardDeluxe, and more, with a higher max resolution to boot. Here's a possible PCI candidate: http://www.lynxstudio.com/product_detail.asp?i=11 Also, for digital only, the Lynx AES 16 might be an even better solution, if overkill for 1 or 2 channel audio: http://www.lynxstudio.com/product_detail.asp?i=13 -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Donahue" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] digital input sound card recommendation > If it were me I'd have a look at the RME AIO. It is basically a 21st > century version of the card you were using. Stereo analog, AES, SPDIF > and ADAT I/O that can all be used simultaneously. > Here is the link to check it out. > http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_hdspe_aio.php > All the best, > -mark > > > Mark Donahue > Soundmirror, Inc. > Boston, MA > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 7:20 PM, David Seubert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> The conversion happens externally and since this is a new setup, we need a >> new AES/EBU input card. I haven't kept up on this as we have Card Deluxes >> that have been in service here for 10+ years and we standardized on them so >> we wouldn't have to troubleshoot multiple driver/OS problems. >> >> I just need something simple that passes the incoming bitstream to the >> computer, stays out of the way, and isn't bundled with other hardware and >> software as our workflows are already set around our existing hardware and >> software. >> >> David >> >