and since the reason why they can't make a SB LiVE driver therefore must be a hardware fault/bug/limitation of the mediator the same limitations will most likely stop any driver for something like the Auron too
I don't think that Mediator has a bug/limitation. It a really good products, not like Grex (DMA ecc ecc)
Other PCI company always release driver after elbox do, and Mediator has a big quantity of driver, a impressive work for a company which work in a small market like this.