REW Forum

**elee532** · **10-04-08, 09:16 AM**

Am I correct in understanding that a typical laptop soundcard is not sufficient for using REW (I have Lenovo X61 w/SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio).

Can anyone reccomend an inexpensive card to use - this is for amatuer home use to do some setup and testing of a home media room.

Thanks!

**elee532** · **10-04-08, 05:55 PM**

Anyone know whether the Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Surround 5.1 USB card will work with REW?

It does have Line-in. I can't find any confirmmation of whether it is full duplex. It has two RCA outputs for front speakers, 1/8" mini for surrounds, center, and sub (plus toslink).

Thanks for any info.

**salvasol** · **10-04-08, 06:08 PM**

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elee532 wrote:

...a typical laptop soundcard is not sufficient for using REW (I have Lenovo X61 w/SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio).

Can anyone reccomend an inexpensive card to use - this is for amatuer home use to do some setup and testing of a home media room.

Well ... if the soundcard has a line and line out (not just the microphone) connection you can use it

I used this Audigy SoundBlaster 24

BTW, Welcome to the forum

**elee532** · **10-05-08, 03:35 PM**

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salvasol wrote:

BTW, Welcome to the forum

Thanks salvasol!!

**bkspero** · **10-05-08, 05:41 PM**

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elee532 wrote:

Can anyone reccomend an inexpensive card to use - this is for amatuer home use to do some setup and testing of a home media room.

Thanks!

I got one of these on eBay.

Have used it twice with REW on my old Compaq Presario 2100 laptop running XP home, and it has worked like a charm. Soundcard calibration is -3dB at about 18 Hz and flat well beyond the 3k Hz that my RadioShack SPL meter supports reliably.

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