Recommend A Sound Card?

[beforewisdom]

Can anyone recommend a sound card...

The best overall value is a Creative SoundBlaster Live!

It's a good idea to get away from the AC '97 codec, anyway. It uses a lot of CPU power to make audio -- even with a fast processor, it's a waste of resources. AC '97 is to a sound card as a WinModem is to a real hardware modem, with none of the advantages.

Thanks for the good advice

I bought a Sound Blaster Live 5.1

I got it for about $50

I *still* can't get sound from knoppix, but I will bring that up in another thread

Oy!

Steve