s/pdif vocal recording in PC

[Nightrain]

What's up people? This is my first post since signing up. I've been surfing for a while on this site and got shit loads of information. Could someone please give some expert advice on recording (mostly vocals) through s/pdif to my audiphile 24/96 card to Sonar 2.2XL. I currently have a MK319 mic, dxb 286A pre-amp/processor, and a M-audio Duo which I would like to use as my A/D converter. If I do indeed get a better recording using s/pdif, then is it practical to use the s/pdif output from the m-audio duo to the soundcard or use my Roland 1680 s/pdif out. If the analog input to the audiophile 24/96 is the answer, then are you saying that the A/D converter in this soundcard is better than the converter in the M-audio Duo? A detailed explanation would be much appreciated!

Thanks..... "Beats make my life go 'round"

 

[Gidge]

id use the Audiophiles analog inputs....it probably uses similar , if not the same , converters......if your preamp/processor had s/pdif outputs, then Id use the s/pdif inputs to save a conversion......

 

[Nightrain]

Thanks for the reply. Is there any reason why I should keep the m-audio duo? I began using it as a usb soundcard but the latency and other small issues were too much to bear. I went to a project5 demo and the tech told me to go back to the audiophile 24/96 which I did. Everything is working ok, even though I probably still need some tweaking on my system (Windows XP) or Sonar 2.2XL because I can only get up to around 12 -15 tracks before my CPU goes crazy! I was going to use the m-audio duo as a DI box for live instrumentation....or is the Roland 1680 Hi-Z input good enough for this purpose?