flex/sdr newbie
hello
 i recently acquired a nib flex sdr-1000. i see there is no longer support for the 1000.
 first thing i need to know what is a good sound card to use with the 1000 ? i want to use a stand alone usb type because my shack computer is an intel nuc and no provision for internal card.
 secondly i would appreciate any info on groups etc that deal with flex so i can get help as needed.
thanks 
art k0kuk
if you do a web search for flex sdr-1000 you will find alot of info.
http://kc.flexradio.com/knowledgebasearticle50108.aspx

i am pretty sure you are going to need a pc with a parallel port, once upon a time there was a usb adapter available that worked for this radio, the driver is available but you will most likely not find the adapter.
i had to run windows 7 32 bit to get mine to work.
i used the version of powersdr from the ke9ns website called excalibur, if you can't find it i have it backed up on my nas.
following cards have been verified

rcs\_r2ug-a2e16-a pcie switch

nvidia’a dgpu

intel82572ei nic

nec upd720200 usb3.0 card

asus usb3.1 card

moschip usb2.0 card

ocz ssd

ocz rvd400-22280-512g-a ssd

silicon image corp. 3132 sata controller

intel e10g42bt x520-t2 10gigabit nic card

sta… motherboard - optical s/pdif out port(s) at back panel
dvd player - appears to have no audio input
speakers - do they have an s/pdif input?

so it appears you don't have the right things to connect to the other right things.

thanks for prompt reply,
ok leave the dvd aside and tell me that can't my mother board act as an amplifier or receiver as my mother board is new and it has the best inbuilt realtek® alc892 8-channel sound card?
one more thing tell me a best solution to make 5.1 surround system with these speakers.

the motherboard audio does not have an amplifier in it to drive speakers, the speakers have the amp in them. and that motherboard is capable of 5.1 sound, it's an 8-channel sound card in fact. what exactly are you having issues with? read the manual to the motherboard and the speakers, between those it should tell you what you need to do. it sounds like you broke the silver usb adapter from the board. if that is so, there is a chance that this could be soldered back on. it all really depends on the damage to the actual pcb at this point. if you've got a good soldering iron and a magnifying glass (or a microscope) you should be able to just solder the connectors back on. 

if however there is extensive damage to the pcb, there is a chance that you might need to do something a bit more advanced to get to your files. i would not recommend meddling with your usb drive past the soldering of the usb adapter back onto the pcb to make sure that you don't damage something else on there. there is a sea of data recovery companies out there on the internet that do just that, fix broken flash drives. on such company that i have personal experience with is eprovided data recovery. this guys are really affordable when it comes to recovering data (usually under $70).

if that soldering fix fails, give them a shot. this is their website: http://www.eprovided.com/d1/usb-drive-recovery.html when you get them on the line, ask a bunch of questions, they should be able to help you.

good luck. i think it’s too early to think about h.266.

in any case if it will be supported then you need new hardware. I m using motherboard of intell pentium 4 can u help me for intallation of sound drivers or to download it thx zakir please refer to the adaptation guide in the developer guide. there is tutorial for how to modify dtb for usb. hey, i posted that...yesterday!
hey!
i work in the music industry.
so i would recommend sennheiser hd800 i own and costs 1000 usd...
otherwize, for open back headphones, there is a wide range from akg, sennheiser, grado which are optimized for home use and do not cancel noise from outside. the disadvantage being the people around you also get a fair degree of spill from your headphones. they are also usually more builky and heavy, but most of them very comfortable to use.
i recommand cheaper headphones as well:
koss porta pro (is unbelievably cheap for its audio quality and easy to transport)
akg k142hd
akg k702

akg has a tendency to have less bass, sennheiser rather a bit too much subbass... opinions...
for sennheiser consider hd588 i have now installed the non-free version of the driver. lets see how that will go. :slight\_smile: it’s out!!! rosetta 2 needed to function still, but looks like they’re still testing the m1 native driver.

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we are pleased to announce the release of a new version of the yamaha steinberg us… 3700x is way better for streaming and gaming at the same time. the hit on game performance and also dropped frames when doing both on the same pc is much less with the 3700x so u got some wrong advice from that person.

also as sli sucks why dont u sell your two 1080 tis now u still can get a good price for them and buy a 2080 ti?? or sell at least on of them and buy the 3950x when it comes out.