Just out of curiosity. What laptop are you using? Mine is an ACER Ferrari 3000 (1800+ Athlon-XP-M) and it's crap, for sound. I've tried a Tascam-USB and it was no substantial improvement on the system. The card was definitely better than the built in (I suppose that need no explanation). I've installed a P4 (no laptop) in my small studio and that beats that hell out of the laptop. regards, /bengan
