Thanks, Ryan. I'm definitely considering the Voodoo. I think I had a Soundblaster AWE32 back in the day but wasn't awed by it. Thanks for the tip on the SB Live! Gold. Yeah, I figure it's OK not to be completely limited to products that existed as of 1995, but at the same time I don't want to go too far ahead in time. I'm still trying to decide if I should stick with a CD-ROM or if I should take the plunge and use a CD-RW, even though those weren't released until 1997.