setting up "custom" surround sound for my PC

2008-04-05 04:21:43

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Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7004|St. Andrews / Oslo

meh, title is gay, but couldn't find anything that fit better.

Aaanyway, atm I have some 2.1 logitechs connected to my pc. I have a decent amp and 2 decent speakers lying around. Is it possible to connect these together for surround sound? Or at least make the sound come from all 4 speakers?

Specs:

Logitech 2.1 speakers have a bass and 2x speakers w/ audio out for headphones, and your standard pc sound-in plug.

The amp has 2x AUX inputs, both with L/R, and 2x speaker ouputs (R + G and L + G)

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2008-04-05 04:45:11

#2

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6674|dm_maidenhead

Sorry, don't know much about speakers.

2008-04-05 04:54:36

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Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6469|Winland

Well, it really depends on your sound card. I run a 4.1 system myself with an old Creative card with two 3.5mm audio-out connectors. If your sound card has got several analog audio-outs, you just buy a 3.5mm -> RCA cable, and it's just to plug in and set the speaker configuration.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-05 05:02:02

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Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7004|St. Andrews / Oslo

I have an XFi Xtreme music, but I took it out when I installed Vista.....

I'm gonna install XP & OS X when I get my new PC parts, but I don't know if it still works.

I've been using the onboard sound of my DFi Lanparty nF4 lately...

2008-04-05 05:25:37

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6469|Winland

Jenspm wrote:
I have an XFi Xtreme music, but I took it out when I installed Vista.....

I'm gonna install XP & OS X when I get my new PC parts, but I don't know if it still works.

I've been using the onboard sound of my DFi Lanparty nF4 lately...

Well, many onboard sound cards support that feature. If it's got six outlets, it's very likely to work.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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