Digital/HD sound question

[JAWS1]

I have a small set of powered, 735 Boston digital speakers (one sub wolfer, two satellite speakers). My motherboard has built in Realtech HD. Can the two be connected in any way?

 

[PurdueRy]

If you have a digital coax out on your motherboard, yes.

 

[JAWS1]

Thank you PerdueRy!!

 

[Tiamat]

As long as your motherboard has digital out that matches the one on your speakers, you are golden. Most likely, you will have to get a 1/8" mini plug to Coax adapter from radio shack. Alternatively, if your motherboard has optical out and your Boston 735 has optical input, you are all set.

 

[JAWS1]

Thank you Tiamat,

I did have optical on my last board I used with these speakers (Abit). This board is a MSI K9N6, and it has SPDIF but not optical and for some reason not digital. But I did try a stereo adapter on the mini plug and a few others that didn"t really fit . The stereo adapter radio shack gave me fit, but no sound, after plugging into every socket on my tower. I asked them if they had something that would pick up the HD from the realtek. They looked at me like was missing some marbles and they were close, I don"t know much about sound.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: JAWS1
Thank you Tiamat,

I did have optical on my last board I used with these speakers (Abit). This board is a MSI K9N6, and it has SPDIF but not optical and for some reason not digital. But I did try a stereo adapter on the mini plug and a few others that didn"t really fit . The stereo adapter radio shack gave me fit, but no sound, after plugging into every socket on my tower. I asked them if they had something that would pick up the HD from the realtek. They looked at me like was missing some marbles and they were close, I don"t know much about sound.

SPDIF is digital. If they gave you a converter from RCA to 1/8" minijack then you can connect that from the SPDIF port to the speakers. You will have to enable digital audio out in the sound drivers however. You typically will have a control panel for the sound settings specific you the manufacturer of your onboard sound.

 

[JAWS1]

Thanks PerdueRy I will check that out and let you know. I knew spdif was an acronym for something but should have guessed it was something digital. Actually I should have looked it up huh!

 

[Oyeve]

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[JAWS1]

Interface, got it and thanks. As soon as I read your reply it dragged itself from my muttled mind or whats left of it. I think I knew that once . I know, easy for me to say. Like in trivia games, I'm the one who always says oh dang I knew that answer...