Sound card for Linux?

[Scott Mellott]

Ben Scott wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
>   Can anyone here recommend a decent consumer sound card for Linux?

For one of our Linux based products that requires audio output that is 
broadcast quality, we ended using an M-Audio Audiophile 2496.  This 
board has good support from Alsa and has a very low noise floor.

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=pciinterfaces

Scott