[LAU] cards with built in mic pres?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a alsa supported card with decent mic pre's built in? Is an echo gina the only viable option? I've heard the 1010lt has pretty terrible mic pre's. There seem to be a few very cheap and nice looking aardvark cards on ebay with mic pre's. Can't seem to find anyhting positive about alsa support and the company is bust so guess it's not a priority. Any other options i should look at? This just seems the cheapest/best way. Anyone with the Mona/Gina/Layla 3g tell me about how the pre's sound? I have a griffin imic now so i think getting outboard pre's and a decent mic probably isn't the best option... unless i do something about the card. Thanks Loki