Ive been seeing lots of people using their existing sound card and getting a cheap $60 mixer to use for calibration.
If one is in need of a sound card too, like myself, why not consider the E-Mu 0404 external card?
http://www.emu.com/products/product....&product=15185
I need the optical out to go into my DEQ2496 and can use this as a stereo SB card to my T40 Laptop.
Just wanted to see if anyone else went this route. I spent $155 on the E-Mu 0404.