First post, by tpowell.ca
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This has been done before to some extent, I know.
I had different criteria for my tests though, and have also captured the output sound quality when run in native mode and in Sound Blaster Pro mode.
My goal was to find the best Sound Blaster Pro-compatible sound card while also supporting the best audio output natively.
If possible, having a real Yamaha OPL3 chip or a close equivalent (ESS) is a bonus, as well as 48kHz playback for Windows.
So far, for my 486 vintage PC, my favorite card is the ESS688 with the genuine OPL3 chip combined with a HardMPU card for midi duties.
For anything faster such as a K6-III or a PIII, the Yamaha YMF744 feels like the perfect card when used with the SB-Link.
Have any of you had problems with the YMF744 in DOS games when using the SB-Link? So far everything I threw at it worked.
- Merlin: MS-4144, AMD5x86-160 32MB, 16GB CF, ZIP100, Orpheus, GUS, S3 VirgeGX 2MB
Tesla: GA-6BXC, VIA C3 Ezra-T, 256MB, 120GB SATA, YMF744, GUSpnp, Quadro2
Newton: K6XV3+/66, AMD K6-III+500, 256MB, 32GB SSD, AWE32, Voodoo3