ok. the audio quality I get in XP is no good. I know this has been adressed in a previous thread but I don't know if it was "clicking" or what used describe it. Also, my laptop died and i was able to get my docs off it by using Knoppix after wasting time with xp's recovery worthlessness or BartPE, so right now I'm fairly pro-linux. I tried mandrake a couple years ago but abandoned it since it's a Win world. CCRMA fedora 3 with a boot cd / usb stick looks pretty good to me but i'm interested in hearing about what other people think about it and what's working for them.