Name Price at Time of Review (£) Rating Comment Additional Info Supplier Tel Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Sound Cards (Sound Only)
Gravis Ultrasound Ace 79 **** 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 *** Decent sounding and well behaved. PCMCIA card. PCMCIA 16-bit, mono mike in, stereo line in and out, MIDI connectors. Portable-Add-Ons 01483 241333 7 110 recommended
Mediatrix Audiotrix Pro 229 ***** High end card, compatible with almost everything. Ideal Hardware 0181 286 5000 3 132 recommended
Mirosound PCM12 145 ***** 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 **** 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 **** 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 *** Keenly priced with good Windows support. ISA, 16-bit, 1Mb wavetable synth. Reveal 0181 845 7400 20 124
Spea Media XTC 90 **** 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 **** 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 **** 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 **** 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 *** 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 ** Simple to use and easy to install. Digital FM tuner, 10 presets, manual/auto tuning. Orion Technology 01252 838393 12 120