The only reason I haven't replaced this old SB64G is that I honesly haven't seen anything on the market to replace it with. I could care less about "3D" sound, and for some reason my computer sounds a lot better than a friend who has a Live along with a more expensive mini-system.

I was really waiting for the Aureal SQ3500, but it never came out and the company went bust. Exactly who is there to compete with Creative Labs now? And how many years has it been since Creative actually bothered to release a new high-quality sound card? All they've done lately is re-package their less-than-perfect Live.

Hmm, on that line, Turtle Beach comes to mind. Not that they're making their own chips any more, but still... Anyone seen the "Santa Cruz"? [Link: voyetra-turtle-beach.com]