Topic: The ultimate sound card?

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http://www.merging.com/products/show?product=2


Oh yeah and it's only priced as follows:
     

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  MYK-X30	Mykerinos PCIe DSP Board, 300 MHz, 64 MB	$3,656.00
  MDC-ADAT	ADAT DC	$1,112.00
  MDC-DUAL	Analog + AES-EBU DC	$1,721.00
  MDC-AES2-DSD	AES/EBU 2 DC without SRC	$1,606.00
  MDC-AES2-SRC	AES/EBU 2 DC with SRC	$1,932.00
  MDC-TDIF	TDIF DC	$1,721.00
  MDC-SDIF	SDIF DC	$1,721.00
  MDC-MADIC2	MADI Multiboard Coaxial DC	$3,320.00
  MDC-MADIO2	MADI Multiboard Optical DC	$3,320.00
  UPG-MADIO-MON	Upgrade, MADIO2 Monomode Optical DC	$1,361.00

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Yowza...

What sound card recommendations do you have in the $100 to $500 range?