On Nov 9, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Ingles, Raymond wrote: > Actually, the sound card hardware probably has a *lot* more to do with > this. > > Not all sound cards are created equal - not even close. A heavy premium > is put on playback and output quality. Then, if there's anything left in ...and even for output, the one on your motherboard probably sucks. :) danno