It has better quality analog to digital and D to A audio converters on it than the ones on the Quadra.
I am quite sure there is a DSP (digital signal processor) chip on the Audiomedia (1) card. The difference with the AMII is that the II also has coax digital S/PDIF in and out (an extra pair of RCA plugs on the back)
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I am quite sure there is a DSP (digital signal processor) chip on the Audiomedia (1) card. The difference with the AMII is that the II also has coax digital S/PDIF in and out (an extra pair of RCA plugs on the back)
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