subnet_zero wrote on 2021-11-25, 15:28:Thanks, now I see the similarities. 😁
Very low-budget soundcards I agree, however the prices (on Ebay Germany) for obtaining the […]
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imi wrote on 2021-11-25, 12:51:
QDSP QS700, it's equivalent to the very first one listed there:
https://www.wavetable.nl/wp-content/uploads/A … V-1.1-Front.jpg
it may be rare in this specific form, idk, but like I said it's not really that special ^^, you can find many sound cards with a QS700, they're usually very low-budget models.
Thanks, now I see the similarities. 😁
Very low-budget soundcards I agree, however the prices (on Ebay Germany) for obtaining them are ramping up, to a point where it is litte too spicy for my taste.
As a standalone wavetable module, the prices can go even higher. 😪
As long as the design isn't too complicated, a few good souls, developed replacements or equivalents (for lack of a better term) to avoid skyrocketing prices overtaking the scene.
Also to provide replacements of near impossible-to-find items (like proprietary ram cards).
This happened with a lot of cards, Amiga and C64 are some, but costs aren't always friendly, but not inaccessible.
A lot of effort is required but they manage to give to the community a new tool.
Market has been "ramping up" so much that at some point many retro related items will get extremely overpriced. Some sound cards were priced 25$ like 10 years ago and now double or more 🙁
Sometimes nostalgia is the main factor in the decision to buy.
I'd like to find a PC1512 or 1640, but it costs too much. If I remember correctly, there is a new XT board developed to accomodate up to a V30, all new 😀
It is a complicated and frustrating but it is our hobby.
I'm happy to watch the many videos that pop up on YT, with tests, comparisons and conclusions on such hard to find cards, cpus, upgrades etc.
PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K