Can anyone rec a sound card with optical output ?


I want it for use with the Panasonic SA-XR50S
(which has optical digital inputs).
Thanks
captainbeyond
M-Audio makes a card called the Audiophile 2496 which has spdif digital I/O as a feature. It's a PCI interface and is around $150 online. You can see it on their site here. No experience with it to speak of. No knowledge of cards with an optical output either.

Good luck.

Marco
Hoontech makes add-on daughterboards for the ubiquitous and cheap Soundblaster LIVE series of cards. It's what I use in my computer - SB Live to CI Audio VDA1 DAC via toslink. Soundcard + daughter board should set you back no more than $70 total. It's not a Cadillac solution, but I'm very happy with it. It adds both toslink + coaxial ins and outs.