Thought I would bump this topic with an update. I got my XR385 today (from double-fish1981) and took some pictures of the packaging so that others know what they're getting into. I've put them into an album here: http://imgur.com/a/tQh0B
Luckily, I didn't get a DOA one! Board is working well and sounds GREAT. Only two problems:
-Because I'm at college right now, my hands are kinda tied with regards to a host for the daughterboard since I only have a single retro tower with me. So I had to stick it on the CT2960 that's in there (wanted an SB16-type card and it was the only one I had). It has DSP 4.13, and, obviously, has the hanging note problem. However, playback in most games is fine and MIDI playback in Windows is great.
-I'm noticing some momentary lockups when using the card. For example, I tested Duke3D and sometimes when a new instrument would come in the game (and music) would freeze for about half a second and then resume. It's also noticeable when seeking a MIDI file in Windows. I'm guessing that it has to do with loading MIDI patches, but I've never heard of this being a problem. Is it CPU related, by chance? I have a P133, so I didn't expect any problems, but you never know.