Is the SPDIF plug the same as a 1/8 inch RCA headphone type thingy?

[Shockwave]

I have sound with SP/DIF sound out, I was wondering if I need a special plug to hook it up to my speakers? Or can I just use the small headphone RCA lookin plugs? I tried to plug one in but it didnt want to go, and I didnt feel like flexing my 160 lbs of mighty pus to shove it in and risk damaging something.

 

[Biggs]

1) Did you mean you have a sound card with SPDIF out?
2) What exactly is the SPDIF out, coaxial or optical (aka Toslink)?
3) Better yet, what is your sound card?
4) Determine if it's a 1/8" (aka minijack) or standard RCA. An example of the former is the SB Live while latter is M-Audio Revo.
5) What speakers are you using?
6) Does it have an SPDIF input (like Creative's proprietary DIN) or d'you have a receiver (the better choice) instead?

 

[moonshinemadness]

SPDIF Stands for Sony/Phillips Digital Interface and is a top end quality audio transfer using Fiber Optics. It allows one unit to transfer to an amp i dont think you can connect it to speakers. The SPDIF out is to connect you sound card to a SPDIF In on an AV Receiver or AMP.

 

[madthumbs]

Spdif does not imply fiber optic. It simply is digital which can be coax or optical. Optical seems to only have an advantage when the cord is lengthy.

If you have a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, the yellow jack is a "versa jack" which can be spdif enabled through the accompanying software. To hook it up, you need a headphone to rca adapter. Use the red plug to connect to your dolby digital reciever.