This site is mainly dedicated to audio systems of the EWS family. But it's time for new blood, especially because of rather spectacular developments in the audio card business: the 3D-audio phenomenon. Computer gaming still is the main area of application here, but I think that in the near future this technique will find it's way to other sectors. In fact 3D-audio is the successor of good old stereo. Unfortunately, also here we have to deal with different standards: EAX from Creative Labs and A3D from Aureal. Terratec already implemented the A3D principle in it's famous XLerate Pro (with Aureal's Vortex II chip, A3D version 2.0). In my view this card is a far better 3D product than for example a SoundBlaster Live (EAX is not really 3D-audio).
And now there is SoundSystem DMX, equipped with the Canyon 3D chip from ESS. Not one of the EWS-family, but worth a new section, because it offers the best of many worlds...