External sound card 24bit 5.1 on Mac?

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makecode2013-01-10 12:51:08

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makecode, 2013-01-10 12:51:08

Hello, I can not find a sound card. Requires high quality audio processing (sources in 24bit) + support for 5.1 surround sound.
This one would fit, but there is no Mac support .
Watched manufacturers Creative, AUDIOTRAK, Tascam, Focusrite, Behringer, M-AUDIO. There are models with 5.1 with jacks, but at the same time 16bit.
I noticed that on professional ones (E-MU for example) there are mainly 2 outputs, i.e. stereo. And those that have 6 channels per output are like a studio.
Does anyone have a map similar in parameters, please tell me.
PS: I decided to order, because. Amazon sells many cards at stock prices.

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AxisPod, 2013-01-10
@AxisPod

www.terratec.net/en/products/technical-data/produkte_technische_daten_en_3246.html A simple search found this one, though it costs several times more than the solution from Creative (I use it on a PC, it works just as quietly on my Synology NAS as an output for Audio Station ).

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slpdmn, 2013-01-10
@slpdmn

If for listening, then most likely you will not find Hi-End a couple of years ago I was looking for it myself. They are >90% just stereo. And on the requirements that you want the USB2.0 channel width (200MHz) is not enough, and FireWire may not be enough either. The problem is precisely this. Still, I will join the previous ones, if you desperately need 5.1, take Creative, the DAC and ADC in the top models are not bad there, you really need a complete HiEnd in the rest of the path to notice their errors.
If for the record, then you can parallel any. Of the available E-MU the highest quality. Then you mix it in 5.1, it's not a problem.

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dj_catalyst, 2013-01-11
@dj_catalyst

ASUS Xonar Essence One
won't let you down!

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nadako, 2013-01-28
@nadako

Is the question relevant?
I'll bring in my experience. Since you are lucky to use a poppy, I recommend taking a card with a FireWire interface (in which case there are adapters for different types of FW specifically for sound cards). And do not take M-Audio in any case - the drivers for the poppy are badly let down and the card simply crashes at the most inopportune moment.