I'd say go with the M-Audio for two reasons. First, they actually have a passing acquaintance with Linux, and second, they seem to be a larger more stable company. Technically I doubt if there is any major difference between the two cards - they both use the same chipset. Jan On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 03:04, lau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hello, > > now that I learned from you that my SB live does not support direct > digital input I decided to buy a new card. So far I dither between: > > - M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 > > - Terratec EWX 24/96 > > Which one would you prefer? > > Ciao, > HippiE