I went from a Soundbalster (many eons ago) to an Audiophile 2496 (which was ok) then to an RME 9632.
I wish, as Ten said, that I had just taken the plunge a while ago rather than trying to find a cheap alternative. The RME has improved a whole manner of things for me (most notably Sounddiver started working as intended - it wouldn't work with the Audiophile).
Plus DigiCheck is fantastic...
I also second Tens comments with regards to the USB idea - don't do it, my studio partner had the Audiophile 2496 USB for a while and it was terrible.
I recommend the RME 9632, built with typical German precision and quality, the drivers are regularly updated to move with the times. I have heard the Echo cards are good but can't comment on them
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