I'm looking for some (cheap) home recording gear so I can start recording some things with good quality (anybody who's heard any thing I've recorded can verify my previous set up blew.) I've been thinking about these two items... any thoughts?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7//shop/wishlist/?cust_id=143819478

The mic was recommended by Seb, and the interface was one of the few I found that support Vista 64.

If you have any alternate suggestions, post em.

Also, my onboard sound card won't work with Sonar... so any recommendations there would be nice too.

doesn't the audio interface double as a sound card usually?

this is what i have

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line-6-TonePort-UX1-USB-RecordingModeling-Interface?sku=249700

works great for my needs
i've recorded guitar, bass and vocals through it and they sounded fine
used Pro Tracks Plus (Cakewalk) as the software to record

No 64bit support. :/