430?? Ouch Steven!! That had to hurt ya there.. sorry to hear that.
Well, the offer of the Xonar for "check it out" purposes has been out there for awhile, but I think I'm going to keep that. The Xonar does best out the M-Audio in SQ for me, but only.. very .. slightly..
Got a PCI slot handy, Steven? If you do, what are the specs of the PC behind it? I'm thinking you may have a M-Audio coming your way as a gift (and a lil USB key chock full of good "flacs" to test it with). BUT.. only if you promise to hook it up to a
real stereo to get the full benefit, and give the tunes sent an honest, good review here... no lil ole PC speakers.. it should come singing through some GOOD audio equipment, capice???