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It's OK though, because they know exactly which SoundBlaster to use to get "great quality audio" out of it.

In soundblaster's defense though; my friend has a sblive in his car and uses the audioeffects - some of the effects are pretty cool; it's amazing how much a little chorus/echo/reverb/etc does to bad recordings...
-mark

...proud to have owned an Empeg since 00287

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