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=M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 Overview=
[http://www.m-audio.com/ M-Audio Audiophile 24/96] is a hi-end PCI soundcard designed and manufactured by Avid Technologies ''(formely Midiman)''. It primarily designed for music production via MIDI playback and recording, Mastering Engineers, and Hi-Fi enthuasiasts. It supports a wide number of commercial MIDI sequencing and audio editing applications including, [http://www.digidesign.com/ Digidesign Pro-Tools], [http://www.propellerheads.se/index.cfm Propellerheads Reason], and [http://www.ableton.com/index.php?main=live Ableton Live] to name just a few.  

==Main Features== 
* 24-bit/96 kHz output fidelity 
* S/PDIF Digital I/O with 2-channel PCM 
* Digital I/O supports AC3 and DTS passthrough
* 2 x 2 analog I/O 
* zero-latency monitoring 
* 1 x 1 MIDI I/O 
* 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
* software bundle package.  

==Technical Specifications== 
* chipset: ICEnsemble Envy24HT – ICE1724-0222CD 2IA0002631
* frequency response: 22Hz/22kHz -0.4, +/-0.4db 
* dynamic range: 104.0dB (A-weighted) (D/A) / 100.4dB (A-weighted) (A/D). advertised 
* THD+N: < 0.002% 
* size/weight: 5-1/4” x 5” x 7/8”; 0.2 lbs.

==API/Driver Compatibility== 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_stream_input_output ASIO 2.0] ''(Audio Stream Input Output)'' 
* MME 
* Sound Manager 
* GSIF ''(Tascam's Gigasampler Inteferace'')  
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX DirectX] 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Audio MAC Core MIDI]

==OS Support==
* Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
* MAC G3 OS 9.2.2 / G4 OS 10.1.5 or greater 
* Linux/Unix

==External Links==
* [http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers Delta Drivers] these are most recent driver updates supplied by M-Audio for Windows and OSX.  
* [http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Midiman%2FMAudio&card=Delta+Audiophile+2496.&chip=ICE1712+%28Envy24%29&module=ice1712 ALSA Drivers] these are drivers for the Envy24 chipset of the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 designed to work with any linux kernel (via compiling or using modules).
* [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2016%2044.htm RMAA 16/44], [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2016%2048.htm RMAA 16/48], [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2024%2096.htm RMAA 24/96] these are several tests performed by a user of Audiophile 24/96 using the '''Rightmark Audio Analyzer (RMAA)''' to measure it's technical performance.