Ah.. I c. Thanks for the tip. I'll order a sonica theater shortly. So I'm guessing that the terrible 2 channel from the sonica is still better than the 2 channel audigy? :-/

I recently sold my desktop comp because I didn't use it much. But, now I have nothing to drive my klipsh ultra 5.1's with. I have tried a search but haven't really found anything that answers my question. My laptop (fujitsu p5020D if it helps), has usb 2.0 and a optical digital out. At the...