man, looking at those links gives me nostalgia to da max. i think i bought my first "fancy" soundcard [audiophile 2496] in late 2004 or so. that shit was wicked. i still have it and its on my g4 now.
a lot of those plugins and i remember seeing on macaddict from time to time [thats where i found out about ableton live] and then on computer music! [still have some of those issues too] hehe.
the one thing i always wanted as a mbox. and then an mbox 2, and i later found out about a e-mu 0404 usb having a ground loop switch i think, and had wicked ass preamps!
and the ms-20 midi controller! haha
- i almost bought that thing. fak - instead i got a fender telecaster
anyway, damn you for making me feel sad. remembering the old days of drooling over plugins and daws and shit. fak.