I've been working with the 2.6 series kernel now for some time with satisfactory results ie (about 24 msec of latency and solid stability). I chose the 2.6 series because its the latest, and I wouldn't have to patch as much to get support for my hardware (firewire alsa realtime etc...). But I've been reading more and more about how the 2.4 kernels can outperform 2.6 when patched properly, any truth to this?