> I didn't want to make that difference, but as every
> mainboard nowadays has a "decent" audio chip onboard and as
> every more demanding user (the "professional") has a second
> card, too, why not just split applications between those
> two?
I think that's not the point we're discussing.
Of course, if you're disappointed with your internal card
you'll buy a better one.
But even the new one: Don't we want to plug it in, fire up
[your application here], tell it to use the new one and start
making music?
Best regards
ce