Do these have that transformer warmth like an MP2? If so, I might be interested in hacking on it...
My solution would probably involve a small single board computer (which I develop software for at work) running an embedded Linux to give it the info it needs, then ignore it. Does anyone know if this is usable in Linux? I have used an Maudio USB MobilePre, and I've read a UA-5 works too, using the generic usb sound driver.