Hi Robert,
I may just add, I bought the Audigy NX2 ONLY because of the ability to load soundfonts ( and it did sound better than the internal sigmatel).
Quality wise compared to other cards , I'll leave it to the experts, I've never really done much research on them.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rikkisbears:
[B]Hi Robert,
I have an Audigy 2 NX usb I used to use with the old laptop. It worked well.