> So how about this one? - Creative Labs SoundBlaster MP3+ USB Audio unit > Yeah, it's a cheapo, about 40 bucks at Fry's. Just my 1/2 cent. USB has no latency or bandwidth guarantees on any aspect of its design. I would strongly suggest that you'll have much better results with software/hardware integration and smooth-running performance if you use a real PCI audio card instead of a USB device. All I hear are problems from people who own USB audio devices. At least with Firewire (IEEE-1394), there is an explicit isochronous transfer mode which at least pretends to maintain a QoS delivery mode. Shagrat, formerly of Cirith Ungol, maintains the Dark Lord threw away all of his USB audio replies, =MB= -- A focus on Quality.