Right, I've just got off the keyboard with Creative... I asked if they could possibly let me buy a replacement front panel for the audigydrive (I wanted the black ex one) and the volume potentiometer knobs. They then said they couldn't cos it was considered 'Breach of the warranty' - I said, I'm not bothered about the warranty but they are apparently not allowed to do that (send out a different fascia) Is there anyone out there in modding land who would have a RMA'd faulty AudigyDrive EX that they are willing to sell me, or is there anyone who would be prepared to swap the black fascia for a beige internal one - or even anyone who is a creative insider and can get one for me! I'd pick up the costs of P&P and so on, I'm just dead against spraying my audigydrive... Here's hoping!