Again, I appreciate everyone’s feedback. Regarding its sound quality (SQ), I am surprised that the M10 got beaten in terms of clarity and soundstage and depth, by the few years old Creative Ti HD soundcard; despite the positive reviews in the M10’s SQ. I plan to compare it against my Onkyo 806...

Thanks for the replies. May be the SQ will improve with burn-in. My previous impressions were for a right-out-of-the-box M10. 

Am I late to the party, is this thread dead? Well, I just got my M10 and I just want to share my experiences, and may be learn something from the pros. After reading this thread, I was tempted by the M10 deal. After getting it, I tested the M10 against my Sound Blaster Titanium HD sound card...

  Well, I caught a fever – hi-fi fever and brought the LD MKIV SE.  After much research and reading, (thank you, Head-fiers), I decided to take a chance and went with LD instead of Woo.  Funny thing is, probably both made by Chinese, - one in Queens, USA, the other near HK.  Woo seem to have...