>Ah, yes. First they take the processors out to save money. Then they put >them back in to make them faster. > >Isn't this a familiar old picture? I thought I remembered them putting vacuum tubes in sound cards, a quick search later confirmed it. Aopen sent out a press release in Dec, 2002 announcing their new product. They use tubes to produce a "warmer" sound (pun intended???)! Talk about full circle... Cecil