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Thread revival. emu1212m linux support is advancing. http://www.alsa-project.org/~james/alsa-driver/emu1212m/readme.txt testers wanted. http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-audio-dev@music.columbia.edu/msg21864.html

Stay away from the DIY section at Head-Fi. That has to be the most dangerous category. http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6

The sound quality of the realtek chips can be very differrent from one mainboard to another. It all depends on how well implemented it has been by the manufacturer. A well implemented ALC850 can sound comparable to a SB Live5.1. Which really is'nt saying much. ;)

Mister X is my hero too!

IMHO Sen-Hi-Ser

IMHO it depends on the motherboard manufacturers implementation. The realtek alc650 is certainly capable of sounding better than SBLive. I had both installed on Asus a7n8x the ac97 chip sounded better. On the other hand my present motherboard is a MSI k8n the realtek alc850 sounds terrible...

What you going to be listening with?: pc speakers; headphone; receiver?

Sennheiser make just what you are looking for m@m 40. It hangs round your neck. http://a-com.yp.pl/A/B0000AP7O3-SENNHEISER-m@m40-Multimedia-Microphone.html $25 amazon.com

I have 1 of those in my collection of obsolete sound cards. SB16 SB64 SB Live 5.1 TB santa cruz. AC97 is really not that bad it depends on the board makers implementation. The 1 on my MSI nf3 board sux its terrible. But I until recently had a ASUS nf2 (not soundstorm) and the onboard...

M-audio revolution 7.1

Alleged soundStorm come back gets slashdotted!

There are no pci-e soundcards as of yet. There are other usb soundcards ;)

How much budget do you have ? What is your source?

Thats exactly what I do in linux. I run the TB santaCruz into line in of revo 7.1, Then the revo outputs to my pimeta and onto my headphones. I only do this for quake3 based games since they do not support alsa drivers. Revo is unable to use oss compatability due to a mmap issue. I am hoping...

Be advised: Your wallet will start screaming in pain shortly. This is normal!