I noticed that newegg has that xonar for $200. If you spent 200 on a sound card I bet you must have $1000 in the rest of the sound system.
I never would have thought it but I'm totally blown away by how good the onboard sound is on my abit p35 board, so much better then my old Hercule's Fortissimo III card. All I use is headphones though I dont have it hooked up to a theater system or anything special.
Hehe, my daughter would love your av on the evga site, she's all about Death Note.
Good luck, $230 shipped for both isn't a bad deal if someone is looking for higher end parts.