Yeah, it's hard to beat an SB Live, esp. if you can find an OEM board,
cause the boxed ones still retail for $99. And yes, they're supported.

After that your best bet is something from the Ensoniq family or the
latest pci offerings from Creative. Finding an Ensoniq card is hard now.
Replaced by the Soundblaster PCI 64, 128, 256...whatever.

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