PERIPHERALS
Name Price Rating Comment Additional Info Supplier Tel Issue Page no Additional comments, notes
Sound Cards (Sound Only)
Gravis Ultrasound Ace £79 llllmm A cheap way to add general Midi output to your set up. 16-bit, no recording, CD ROM interface or joystick/midi port. Zye Technologies 01293 538666 7 106
I/O Magic Tempo £299 lllmmm Decent sounding and well behaved. PCMCIA 16-bit, mono mike in, stereo line in and out, MIDI connectors. Portable-Add-Ons 01483 241333 7 110 recommended. PCMCIA card.
Mediatrix Audiotrix Pro £229 lllllm High end card, compatible with almost everything. Ideal Hardware 0181 286 5000 3 132 recommended
Mirosound PCM12 £145 lllllm A high quality card but lacks ability to upload sounds to the WaveTable synth. ISA, 18-bit stereo recording & playback at 48KHz, WaveTable synth with 2Mb ROM. Miro UK 01494 510250 21 130 recommended
Orchid Nusound PNP £129 llllmm Well specified, but problematic plug and play support. ISA, 16 bit recording & playback at 48KHz, Wavetable synth with 1Mb ROM, panasonic IDE CD-ROM interface, MIDI/joystick port. Orchid 01256 479898 15 109
Orchid Sounddrive 16EZ £79 llllmm A good alternative to a basic SoundBlaster but poor Wave Table features. 16-bit, bundled software, optional WaveBooster boards. Orchid 01256 479898 5 122
Reveal Wavextreme £79 lllmmm Keenly priced with good Windows support. ISA, 16-bit, 1Mb wavetable synth. Reveal 0181 845 7400 20 124
Surround Sound Decoder 525D £127 llmmmm Impressive with Dolby Pro Logic games, but not with MIDI or audio CDs. ISA, drives up to 6 speakers. GB Consultancy 01869 233200 25 184
SoundBlaster 32 PnP £124 llllmm Impressive sound card upgradable with SIMMs, but some minor PnP flaws. ISA, 16-bit recording and playback at 44kHz. Creative Labs 01245 265265 23 154
Spea Media XTC £90 llllmm Clear sampling, poor documentation. ISA, 16 bit recording & playback up to 48KHz, mike input, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. Spea 01844 261886 16 125
Typhoon Wavestar 32 £69 llllmm Budget 32-bit wavetable sound ideal for non taxing applications. ISA, 16-bit recording and playback at 44KHz, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. Eagle Marketing 01732 369000 22 151
Yamaha Sound Edge SW20 £149 llllmm Great Wave Table sounds. ISA, 16 bit recording & playback up to 48KHz, mike input, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. Yamaha 01908 366700 12 122
Sound Card/Modem Card
Sound Expression 28.8SRS £295 llllmm If you are short of expansion space this is a good solution. ISA, 16-bit stereo recording & playback at 48KHz, 28.8k fax/data/voice modem. Link Network Systems 01252 719243 21 128
Sound Card/Speaker bundles
Miro Media Bose RM £425 lllmmm Quality sound card and good speakers. ISA sound card, 2Mb wavetable synth, Bose Roommate speakers. Miro UK 01494 510250 13 126
Radio Cards
FM Tune £30 llmmmm Simple to use and easy to install. Digital FM tuner, 10 presets, manual/auto tuning. Orion Technology 01252 838393 12 120

Last Update: 14/10/96

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