It is TOTAL lottery. I got a card, and so did a friend. One is a vortex 1 (typo corrected) AU8820B2, and the other is a vortex 2 card AU8830A2. I'm thinking that the Vortex 1 card hisses too much, so I am going to return that one for an exchange/refund. Luckily I still have a box with an intact UPC as I haven't had time to send in all of the rebates yet. Both of the Hi-Val rebadged cards are Aureal OEM, and are manufactured by Aureal Semiconductor. The vortex 2 also has a wavetable connector. The PCB looks very similar, but obviously the V2 is a newer revision.
Nack