How can i hook up my receiver to my PC

[fabidovalle]

I want to listen to my games through my receiver.
I already have a 5.1 system and i wonder if can take advantage of it.
Right now i don't even have a sound card. Although i have been checking the Audigy 2 ZS.
Is it possible?
Thanks

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If your receiver has 6 channel direct input, that A2 would be a good pick.

If it has 6 channel direct (also called 5.1 input and some other names), you just need three of these and then run RCA cable to your receiver.

If your receiver doesn't have 5.1 analog input, you can still get surround sound from games, but you'll have to get a card that supports Dolby Digital Live. There are now several cards out with this feature including one from Bluegears, Turtle Beach, etc... but creative doesn't have a card that supports it right now.

 

[shortylickens]

Hello Yo Yo,

In an effort to show off my horrendous ignorance:
I thought one of the important features of the new X-Fi series was supposed to be real time Dolby Digital Encoding. WTF?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Hello Yo Yo,

In an effort to show off my horrendous ignorance:
I thought one of the important features of the new X-Fi series was supposed to be real time Dolby Digital Encoding. WTF?

No, it doesn't have that.

Creative does have an external DTS type encoder though for someone that wants that feature.
http://www.creative.com/products/produc...ategory=1&subcategory=16&product=14191

 

[alcoholbob]

An important feature of the X-Fi is that it's an incremental hardware upgrade with X-RAM over the Audigy 2 ; P

 

[fabidovalle]

Thanks!
I have a Pioneer VSX-209 but haven't been able to find out if it has the 6 channel direct input.
Should it say on it in the back?
How does it look like?
If i end up not having it, i will just buy the card and some headphone, and then later on buying some better speakers (spend about $50 or $60).

 

[bdww00]

if ur reciever has an optical input id get a chaintech from newegg.com its 7.1 and it sounds great creative and others try to bundle too much crap software in there cards and stuff just get the chaintech 7.1 card from newegg.com thats what i got connected via optical into my 7.1 system

 

[bdww00]

and sry for 2 post but that chaintech card costs like 30 bux and has great performance
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829120103 theres the edit button its out of stock cuz it sounds so good lol

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Whoops, sorry I forgot about this thread.

I tried looking up the Pioneer 209 manual on Pioneer's site, but they don't have it. They have the 309 and that has 5.1 input, but I'm not sure on the 209.

It would be a grouping of 6 RCA inputs on the back and tend to be multicolored. This is different than pre-outs, but they would look pretty much the same.

It should be labeled 5.1 or 6 channel on the back of the receiver.

Even without 5.1, you'll be able to hook up a receiver and get some output.
You can get 5 channel stereo or a surround processing like PrologicII or whatever your receiver supports.