VIA Vinyl Audio
VIA Vinyl Audio is a collective term used by VIA Technologies for the company's audio solutions. These solutions consist of high-quality dedicated sound chips from the Envy24 series for sound cards as well as audio codecs based on the AC97 and HDA standards for integration on motherboards .
history
The sound solutions of the Californian company IC Ensemble were originally developed in the late 1990s. VIA acquired this company in 2000 for approximately $ 11 million. Since then, development has been continued under the name VIA Vinyl Audio.
Dedicated sound chips
Based on the developments by IC Ensemble, VIA Technologies offers several sound chips under the name Envy24 or Tremor. These chips differ mainly in the maximum sampling rate and sampling resolution.
- Envy24 (VT1712)
- M-Audio Delta 44, 66 and 1010 LT
- Terratec phase 88
- Terratec EWX 24/96
- Envy24HT (VT1724)
- AMP AUDIO2000
- Terratec Aureon 5.1 Sky
- Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space / Universe
- Terratec DMX 6Fire
- Terratec EWS88 D, EWS88 MT
- Terratec phase 28
- M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Audiophile 192
- Onkyo SE-90PCI, SE-200PCI
- AudioTrak Prodigy 192, 7.1 (HIFI / LT / XT) and HD2
- Hercules Fortissimo IV
- ESI July @
- Pontis MS300
- EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M
- Albatron K8X800 Pro II
- Chaintech ZNF3-150 / 250, 9CJS and AV-710
- Shuttle SN25P
- Envy24HT-S (VT1721)
- Terratec phase 22
- ESI July @
- ESI July @ XTe
- Envy24GT (VT1722)
- M-Audio Revolution 5.1
- Envy24MT (VT1720T)
- Envy24PT (VT1720)
- Tremor (VT1723)
Range of functions
Equipment feature | Envy24 | Envy24HT | Envy24HT-S | Envy24GT | Envy24MT | Envy24PT | tremor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max. Analog outputs: | 8th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 2 | 8th | 6th |
Max. Analog inputs: | 8th | 4th | 2 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Max. Analog resolution: | 24 bits | 24 bits | 20 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits | 20 bits | 20 bits |
Max. Analog sampling rate: | 96 kHz | 192 kHz | 48 kHz | 96 kHz | 192 kHz | 48 kHz | 48 kHz |
Max. Digital resolution: | 24 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits | 24 bits |
Max. Digital sampling rate: | 96 kHz | 192 kHz | 192 kHz | 96 kHz | 192 kHz | 96 kHz | 96 kHz |
intended area of application: | Sound cards, audio devices | Sound cards | Sound cards | Sound cards, media center | Notebooks, IA devices, CE devices | Mainboards, game consoles | Sound cards |
Audio codecs
AC97 and HDA codecs are used on modern motherboards as a replacement for dedicated sound chips. However, they are inferior to a dedicated solution in terms of their capabilities and quality.
- VT1613
- VT1618
- VT1708, VT1708A (S / PDIF in)
Range of functions
Equipment feature | VT1613 | VT1618 | VT1708 |
---|---|---|---|
Codec type: | AC97 | AC97 | HDA |
Max. Analog outputs: | 2 × stereo | 8 × stereo | 4 × stereo |
Max. Analog inputs: | 4 × stereo, 2 × mono | 5 × stereo, 3 × mono | 4 × stereo |
Max. Analog resolution: | 20 bits | 20 bits | 24 bit |
Max. Analog sampling rate: | 96 kHz | 96 kHz | 192 kHz |
Max. Digital resolution: | 20 bits | 20 bits | 24 bit |
Max. Digital sampling rate: | 96 kHz | 96 kHz | 96 kHz |
intended area of application: | Mainboards, notebooks, IA devices, USB audio devices | Sound cards, mainboards, notebooks, USB audio devices | Sound cards, mainboards, notebooks |