A soundcard for mythtv you're happy with

I'm currently struggling with issues regarding the snd-hda-intel feature of the current kernel/alsa/whoknows.
My mythtv "user" is starting to give me attitude about the whole thing.  I may have to drop some $ to put a card in (currently using the onboard anyway).
What soundcards (currently available through normal online channels) are people using that they are happy with?  Sound quality, setup experiences, etc.  I've found lots of information on "great" cards, only to search for a source and find out they're no longer made......
There's so much on the alsa matrix, particularly so many out of date cards, that I'm looking for other sources of information.   "SoundBlaster" works... would that be the SE, the X-Fi, the QRSKDIKF?:rolleyes:
Thanks in advance for any info.

Yeah, I've searched, a lot.  One of the problems that I've run into is that people are not careful enough with their information; talking about sound cards in general terms that could include half a dozen models, rather than being specific.  However, I continue to search.
I did find a recommendation for a Creative card that has been retracted in light of the Creative driver debacle.  I've always thought Creative had something in common with MS. 
I did find a recommendation that a card using a CMI 8788 chip is  a good choice, and found a Bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1, although there seems to be some concern that its linux drivers don't actually work correctly.

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