I BOUGHT THE AUDIGY 2 ZS AND WAS AMAZED BY IT'S PERFORMANCE, AND CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN SOUND CAN'T BEAT IT. COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RECORDING DONE ON MY AUDIGY 2 AND A PRO RECORDED TRACK IN A REAL STUDIO, IN FACT THE AUDIGY 2 HAD A BETTER SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO THAN THE STUDIO HAD, SO THIS CARD MUST BE THE GOD OF ALL MAMMOTH SOUND CARD A MUST HAVE FOR EVEN THE MOST BASIC SYSTEMS, HEY MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE BUILT INTO MOTHERBOARD AS APOSED TO THE CRAP AC'97 THEY HAVE AT THE MOMENT