I'm looking into the ST and STX, and I have a few questions:   1. I assume the ST is the better card despite needing a full PCI slot to use? I'm finding reports that they sound different. 2. Do either card need a molex connection to the power supply? 3. How much power do the cards use?

It's hard to shop for sound cards without reference because it seems this industry has a few support problems. The gist I seem to get is that a lot of cards either sound awesome or are inherently troublesome, limited to your specific luck of the draw. The card is to compliment an AD700, but not...

I think I might need to revive this topic.

I have been doing almost constant research since Friday on this matter, and a lot of it leads back here. I understand that asking Ad700 questions might be stale, but please bear with me.   I am building a new high end system from the ground up, something I did in three stages. The computer...