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2005-12-21, 19:23:14
Gerade bin ich auf ein interview mit Keith Kowal (VIA Soundman :wink: ) gestoßen, das The Noise Report (ehemalige leute von Guillemot/Hercules) vor einem jahr geführt haben, dennoch auch heute recht interessant.
Dabei kam VIA Vinyl HD Audio 32-bit 192kHz mit der SB VT8251 zur sprache.
TNR: How does Intel's High Definition Audio standard affect VIA's product line? The new standard prescribes support for 32-bit audio as well as concurrent streaming (i.e. streaming different content to various outputs for multi-zone configurations). The current Envy 24 architecture doesn't support these features. When will VIA be releasing compliant chips? And more to the point, when will consumers see the fruits of such developments? Furthermore, the inclusion of 32bit support seems absurd at this point. Does this imply a rather long lead-time before we see compliant devices? Is 32-bits a marketing gimmick, or an attempt to make compliant sound cards' usable life spans longer?
Keith: Certainly for more professional soundcards there is a need for 32-bit support as producers often like to do the mastering in the highest level possible before downcoverting for the final tracks. I agree though that it is more difficult to justify 32-bit support on the desktop. I don't think its really intended as a marketing gimmick, its just more that the HD Audio spec supported 32-bit operation, so they are of course touting that support. I would not expect to see many 32-bit HD Audio codecs in the foreseeable future though.
VIA will fully support the High Definition Audio standard though our upcoming VT8251 South Bridge, and an upcoming line of HD Audio codecs.
http://www.thenoisereport.com/content-17.html
Via hat inzwischen ja die SB fertig und info dazu:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8251/audio.jsp
Gibt es schon tests?
Dabei kam VIA Vinyl HD Audio 32-bit 192kHz mit der SB VT8251 zur sprache.
TNR: How does Intel's High Definition Audio standard affect VIA's product line? The new standard prescribes support for 32-bit audio as well as concurrent streaming (i.e. streaming different content to various outputs for multi-zone configurations). The current Envy 24 architecture doesn't support these features. When will VIA be releasing compliant chips? And more to the point, when will consumers see the fruits of such developments? Furthermore, the inclusion of 32bit support seems absurd at this point. Does this imply a rather long lead-time before we see compliant devices? Is 32-bits a marketing gimmick, or an attempt to make compliant sound cards' usable life spans longer?
Keith: Certainly for more professional soundcards there is a need for 32-bit support as producers often like to do the mastering in the highest level possible before downcoverting for the final tracks. I agree though that it is more difficult to justify 32-bit support on the desktop. I don't think its really intended as a marketing gimmick, its just more that the HD Audio spec supported 32-bit operation, so they are of course touting that support. I would not expect to see many 32-bit HD Audio codecs in the foreseeable future though.
VIA will fully support the High Definition Audio standard though our upcoming VT8251 South Bridge, and an upcoming line of HD Audio codecs.
http://www.thenoisereport.com/content-17.html
Via hat inzwischen ja die SB fertig und info dazu:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8251/audio.jsp
Gibt es schon tests?