Soundcard for iMac?

[MusicMan91]

I have a flat-panel iMac, and I found out it doesn't have a PCI slot, at least from what I have read, so are there any soundcards that are good for like $200 that don't need to connect to a PCI slot?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Stealthtech]

Check into USB interfaces

 

[MusicMan91]

Any specific ones you would like to suggest?

 

[Drummer4Life05]

M-Audio
Tascam

 

[MusicMan91]

Something like this?
http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/mobilepre.php

Or, http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/audiophileusb.php

Would those work well? Anyone have any suggestions or reviews on those products?

 

[Drummer4Life05]

Yeah, you got the idea.

Do you have any FireWire ports on your iMac?
The transfer speeds are greater, and you'll have less of a latencey issue with FireWire.
Although, I don't think those USB interfaces have much of a problem with latencey anyway.

I can't offer any input with those, since I don't own either one. But I am looking at the MobilePre USB as well for an interface, so I'll be watching this one.

 

[MusicMan91]

The Firewire ones are too pricy, unfortunately, what I need is a soundcard for $200, and the bottom one I would be willing to get.

 

[MusicMan91]

When it says three inputs and three outputs or two inputs and two outputs, wouldn't that be a pretty limiting soundcard? I wouldn't be able to hook up many instruments to my soundcard, and would get a Soundcraft M8 for no perticular reason since the two links I provided said they only had three/two inputs.

 

[MusicMan91]

Well, I have decided to not purchase Samson S700 and the M-Audio MobilePre, since I do have an extremely cheap RCA SA-155 stereo amplifier that will get the job done. So therefore, I have opted to get the better, IMO, soundcard:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/m-audio/omnistudio_usb.php

 

[Stealthtech]

You wont be dissapointed in the m-audio interface....they have a good product. Widely used here by many.