> Have you considered going digital in and out to a surround amp? That's > what I would be investigating if I had a G5 right now. The money you > save just to get 2 in 2 out can usually buy you half of a decent > surround amp. You would still need a decent mic pre, which is easy to > get. > > Another option is the DIO (can't remember the company) which is a > stereo DA/AD box. > > One of the big advantages with this solution is: > No more drivers. No more half baked implementation (M-Box), forgetting > the settings on restart (mAudio), waiting for updates etc... > OK, but I have to go analog to digital in. I mean there have to be converters somewhere. What's most important to me is decent-quality, affordable stereo AD converters.