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2008-01-07 08:55:11
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland
Ok I have these speakers...    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =SP-021-LG

And i have this soundcard      http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

I want to set these speakers up digitally with like a Coax or Optical but I don't have a clue where to start.

Someone please point me in the right direction?

Do i need a better sound card?
2008-01-07 09:14:07
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6713|United Kingdom
ExtremeGamer has no digital capabilities ... i have one and i'm pretty sure there aren't any digital outputs.
2008-01-07 09:16:00
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7210|St. Andrews / Oslo

First of all, I doubt your sound card supports optical or coax cables.

Optical In/Out looks like the two squares to the right:
https://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/nnews/2007/6486/File/optical_l.jpg

Coax Cables:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Pnm-pigg.jpg/800px-Pnm-pigg.jpg
https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/flickricon.png https://twitter.com/phoenix/favicon.ico
2008-01-07 09:16:22
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland

mitch212k_2 wrote:

ExtremeGamer has no digital capabilities ... i have one and i'm pretty sure there aren't any digital outputs.
You can get a 3.5mm jack to digital converter i hear... but i don't think that would be proper surround sound...

Is my best bet going with that sound card i listed?
2008-01-07 09:22:37
Microwave
_
+515|7133|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK
I don't think you can use your speakers as surround using optical.
2008-01-07 09:25:20
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland

james@alienware wrote:

I don't think you can use your speakers as surround using optical.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2M-Digital-Coax-C … dZViewItem

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =SP-021-LG

So no reason for these three not to work now?

Will digital sound better over just the normal 3 way cables?
2008-01-07 09:41:20
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland
Ok well i bought that sound card and cable... should be here by Wednesday = ]
2008-01-07 09:44:27
Microwave
_
+515|7133|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK
Yeah, they will work together.

I have that soundcard, it's amazing, good choice.



They will work digitally (which is better quality that normal analogue), but not in surround.
2008-01-07 10:35:32
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland

james@alienware wrote:

Yeah, they will work together.

I have that soundcard, it's amazing, good choice.



They will work digitally (which is better quality that normal analogue), but not in surround.
What won't work in surround sound?
2008-01-07 11:20:02
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7059|SE London

White-Fusion wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

Yeah, they will work together.

I have that soundcard, it's amazing, good choice.



They will work digitally (which is better quality that normal analogue), but not in surround.
What won't work in surround sound?
It will work in surround.

Everything on them will be in surround - DDPLII for normal stuff, AC3 or DTS for true surround. You will need to configure your software properly, which will involve setting everything to SPDIF passthrough, so your speakers do the decoding. You can tell when you've got it right because it'll say Dolby Digital or DTS on the speaker display.

White-Fusion wrote:

Will digital sound better over just the normal 3 way cables?
You can't do digital sound over the normal 3 way cables. Not properly (you can, but it's a bit rubbish).
2008-01-07 11:21:19
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland

Bertster7 wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

Yeah, they will work together.

I have that soundcard, it's amazing, good choice.



They will work digitally (which is better quality that normal analogue), but not in surround.
What won't work in surround sound?
It will work in surround.

Everything on them will be in surround - DDPLII for normal stuff, AC3 or DTS for true surround. You will need to configure your software properly, which will involve setting everything to SPDIF passthrough, so your speakers do the decoding. You can tell when you've got it right because it'll say Dolby Digital or DTS on the speaker display.

White-Fusion wrote:

Will digital sound better over just the normal 3 way cables?
You can't do digital sound over the normal 3 way cables. Not properly (you can, but it's a bit rubbish).
So... i have just the Digital cable? or That and the 3 coloured cables?
2008-01-07 11:21:52
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7059|SE London

White-Fusion wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:


What won't work in surround sound?
It will work in surround.

Everything on them will be in surround - DDPLII for normal stuff, AC3 or DTS for true surround. You will need to configure your software properly, which will involve setting everything to SPDIF passthrough, so your speakers do the decoding. You can tell when you've got it right because it'll say Dolby Digital or DTS on the speaker display.

White-Fusion wrote:

Will digital sound better over just the normal 3 way cables?
You can't do digital sound over the normal 3 way cables. Not properly (you can, but it's a bit rubbish).
So... i have just the Digital cable? or That and the 3 coloured cables?
Just the digital cable. Nothing else.
2008-01-07 11:26:06
White-Fusion
Fuck
+616|7030|Scotland

Bertster7 wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

What won't work in surround sound?
It will work in surround.

Everything on them will be in surround - DDPLII for normal stuff, AC3 or DTS for true surround. You will need to configure your software properly, which will involve setting everything to SPDIF passthrough, so your speakers do the decoding. You can tell when you've got it right because it'll say Dolby Digital or DTS on the speaker display.


You can't do digital sound over the normal 3 way cables. Not properly (you can, but it's a bit rubbish).
So... i have just the Digital cable? or That and the 3 coloured cables?
Just the digital cable. Nothing else.
All right fair play, the speakers broke so they are getting picked up on Wednesday to be repaired. And the sound card will be here on Wednesday so i can install that.

Cheers for help.

 

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