Amiga Sound Cards

[Fixer]

Hello.

I am looking for the opinions/technical knowledge of those longterm Amiga users or anyone who has experience with dedicated Sound Cards.

I've never had any experience with them myself in the time I've been using classic Amigas.

I also have no idea about the cost/feasibility, quality or usefulness/purpose of such an expansion.

So what I would like to know is the following:

What would be the best Zorro sound card to get and why?

What would be the best PCI sound card to get and why?

Is there any other way of getting audio expansion on Amiga, and is it any good/useful?

What are the benefits/purpose/function of getting dedicated Sound Cards on the classic Amiga computers?

I'm not sure if there is anything else I would like to know about them yet, but more questions may come later in the thread.

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks!

[Fixer]

Thanks for the lowdown, everyone.

I didn't realise that the Amiga had such good AHI support range for its software.

[Fixer]

Okay, the plot is starting to thicken.

It appears these dedicated mp3 decoders are what a lot are using? Almost like a quick-fix way of having music while you're doing other stuff.

I take it this is more novelty because you could just turn your hi-fi on or have a portable mp3 player in your pocket whilst you're using the Amiga?

Or is there another cause these hardware decoders can serve?

[Fixer]

Yeah.. but what I mean is to say is are these mp3 decoders (like mp3AT64) Sound Cards or are they just mp3 players for your Amiga?