" The SB Live is a superb recording tool. I have made many recordings over the years with it and no one can tell that they were not professionally made/mastered." I would like to see the model # of that card & hear some examples of it's audio. I used a SBLive!512 for years with the KX drivers to get 4 tacks, and tho it was great for the time, it never came close to no one telling it was pro level...good, yes, but the cheap Echo 20bit card I got after that was light years ahead of it in depth & clarity. And as a side note, that card is still going strong in a system siting in the next room, you can't kill it!