Ubuntu compatible 192khz 24bit (over coax or optical) soundcard

[jimbo.jones]

Hello,

I am looking to set up a fanless pc based music player running a real time kernel ubuntu or other linux derivative.

I want to buy a soundcard that supports 192khz 24bit over coaxial or optical digital out to go to a DAC. The sound card would have to be fully supported (at 192khz 24bit) by ubuntu/linux without any massively complicated workarounds.

For example I have a 96khz 24bit M-audio Fast track pro external sound card but in ubuntu it only works at 44.1khz 16bit.

 

[crispy79]

The fast track pro does work in full duplex at 96 kHz even on windows.

A good resource on sound cards are here: http://ardour.org/requirements.html

As a music player, why not just use usb or firewire dac directly, though? I think that the sound card is definitely unnecessary unless you need to do recording (A/D). Check out what auraliti is doing with linux MDP or possibly vortex box. I'm now using a Mytek DSD DAC and checking some of this stuff out.