i have been eyeing the audiophile firewire version, its a lil pricey, but you could do nice transfers and have the ability to have the 24-96 output
it is pricey, and if i needed a soundcard, i would prolly snag that thing
usb is finnicky at best, maybe 2.0 is better(im sure it is), but 1.1 sucks ass, nuf said
just cant handle all the info its being sent