All-in-one soundcard for multitrack recording and computer-based home theater.

The Audiophile 2496 gives you two analog ins and two outs on RCA jacks plus S/PPIF for total of four ins and four outs of high-quality I/O. Channels support 24-bit data width and any sampling rate from 8kHz to 96kHz. Compatible with all major programs running on PCs and Macs.

Coaxial outputs are Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound capable, making the Audiophile perfect for digital recording, analog or digital transfers, mixing and mastering, as well as DVD and home theater applications. Connect a line-level signal from your instrument, mixer, or preamp; or plug the record outputs of your stereo receiver into the analog RCA jacks located on the PCI card. Record digital audio signals from your DAT, MiniDisc, CD, or external A/D converter via the coaxial S/PDIF input located on the break-out cable.

The Audiophile comes with Ableton Lite 4 music production software so you can start creating right out of the box!

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M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI Digital Audio Card Features:

Award-winning 24-bit/96kHz digital audio card
2x2 full-duplex audio performance
Gold-plated RCA jacks
S/PDIF digital I/O with 2-channel PCM and AC-3/DTS passthrough
1x1 MIDI I/O
Zero-latency monitoring
Software-controlled 36-bit internal DSP mixing/routing
Apple G5 compatible
APPLICATION:
24-bit/96kHz multitrack recording
MIDI recording and playback
Supports digital transfers and digital mastering
A great card for LP/cassette-to-CD transfers
Ideal for computer-based home theater and hi-fi systems
Comes with Ableton Lite 4 Music production software

M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI Digital Audio Card Specifications:

COMPATIBILITY:
ASIO 2
MME
Sound Manager
OMS
DirectX
GSIF
Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
PC:
Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
For 96kHz operation: Pentium III 500mHz w/ 128MB RAM
For 48kHz operation: Pentium II 400 w/ 64MB RAM
MAC:
G3* 500MHz with OS 9.2.2, 128MB RAM
G4* 500MHz with OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or greater, 256MB RAM
OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI under OS 9.2.2
* G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported; OS 10.3 required for Dolby
Digital and dts pass-through with Apple DVD Player