I'm beginning to think USB out to my DAC is going to yield better results for 2channel mode. The only thing I need now is a card with gaming support.. which will probably be the new Prelude card...
The new cards should ship with HDMI and that should yield very good results I know I put off my next card until after the Prelude. I'd imagine Auzentech already knew they were going to do this and had something in the oven before they made an announcement. Any other move would be too risky!