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Sound card for PC

I currently use an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card with my PC. It worked fine for my needs when I was using windows XP. I have upgraded to Windows 7 for some other applications and the ASUS card will not work correctly anymore, even with the patches and updates. I am looking for a new sound card that will be similar to the ASUS. Any suggestions? So far I am interested in the ESI Juli but it is made more for recording. All I want to do is play from the optical drive to an RCA output directly to my amplifier.
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cerrot
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Its a great card. blows away any usb interface and pricey usb/spdif converters. This is also the card byrston uses in their digital player.
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cerrot
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I have had the ESI Juli@ for a few years now and LOVE it. Blows away the Lynx and most anything else put there. The ESI is $150 or so. Not sure what you are saying about being made for recording (its made for audio). You won't be losing value for the recording side. Get it!
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cerrot
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Better drivers wont make that asus sound any better, it will just reduce the compatability problems. Its a very thin sounding card that fails to deliver the emotional content of the music.
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