Compatible external sound card needed for mac mini...

I need an external sound card for a mac mini. does anyone know which ones are compatible?

My experience is with consumer-level devices, not "pro" gear. If I'm understanding correctly, you want to use the built-in sound output jack on the Mac mini with headphones, to monitor ("preview music"), while you use USB to output sound to a "mixer board."
I used a USB device a while back called PowerWave (from Griffin Tech). I could output sound to it, and it acted as an amp to power standard "living room" (not self-powered) speakers. It also had a mini-stereo jack on it, like the one on Mac mini, which could be used with headphones at the same time (I put a self-powered subwoofer on that output). And it also had sound input. It was very cool.
I also used a FireWire device called FireWave (also from Griffin Tech). But that was more of a way to add 5.1 surround sound output to a Mac.
There is a current USB device from Griffin Tech called iMic.
http://store.griffintechnology.com/desktop/imic (says "out of stock")
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-7725-IUAI-iMic-Audio-Interface/dp/B003Y5D776/ref=s r_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339226388&sr=8-2
It's sort of a cheaper version of that old PowerWave, with a more limited set of features (no amp). It does provide audio output (and input) from a USB port, and it's relatively inexpensive. But, I'm not sure if you can send sound output to TWO devices at the same time, using standard system settings (if that's important for what you're doing).
I also found out about this recently
http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/
which might be useful for what you are doing...

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