a. the mp3 + 5.1 and the x-gamer + 5.1 can be upgraded to the live drive! (TM) which allows the use of a remote
b. the audigy is a piece of (censored) (censored) (censored) mostly because it is NOT a true 24bit 96khz card. It just upsamples.
c. anyone happen to know where you can find that live drive! itself? (The 5.25 drive bay thingy) I've been searching for awhile, but all the places I've seen want to charge me an arm and a leg for it.