Sound Blaster 1.5 and Gravis Ultrasound PnP Clone Review!

With the prices of classic sound cards reaching all-time highs, modern clones and reproductions are becoming attractive alternatives. Today I’ll be reviewing two clones created by David E Larsson. The first is a clone of the Sound Blaster 1.5 and the second, the Gravis Ultrasound Plug and Play. Both are 100% compatible with the originals and feature all the same features, bugs and limitations too. David also includes some minor enhancements without sacrificing anything in the way of compatibility. David’s Website: https://electronics.dose.se/ David’s Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/kdehl/ David’s eBay Store: https://www.ebay.ca/usr/davidel28 Presentation on the Snark Barker reverse engineering by Eric Schlaepfer aka "Tube Time"    • Cloning A Sound Card | Eric Schlaepfer | h...   Ian Scott's PicoGUS Project: https://github.com/polpo/picogus Gravis Ultrasound PnP Floppy and CD Images: http://vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?ca... ** If you enjoy my content, please consider subscribing. Blog: https://vswitchzero.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vswitchzero.com Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@vswitchzero Retro Hardware Discord Server:   / discord   Please note: I have retired my Patreon page. Please see the following blog post for more info: https://vswitchzero.com/supporting-th... ** 00:00 Introduction 01:19 A Bit of Sound Blaster History 02:48 A Modern Day Sound Blaster Clone 04:12 Important Sound Blaster ICs 05:27 Extra Enhancements 06:15 A Bit of Gravis Ultrasound History 08:10 A Modern-Day GUS Clone 09:22 A Closer Look at the GUS PNP Clone 10:41 Test Setup and Software 12:07 Sound Blaster Clone Tests 16:17 Gravis Ultrasound Clone Tests 20:12 Pricing and Options 21:40 Conclusion