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looking for 5.1 soundcard

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Linearsoup

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which will let me use surround with only the spdif coaxial.i have good speakers which i dont want to get rid of,can anyone point me the right way.thanks
 
If you want 5.1 through digital in games, you'll need a card that can do Dolby Digital or DTS encoding in real time.

What speakers / receiver do you have?

The HDA X-mystique can do DDL through a digital coaxial connector.

If it's just movies you need 5.1 for, you can get away with something cheaper.
 
thanks for the repy,my speakers are kirro,got given them ages ago and been using em for a couple years on my tv.my set up does dolby digital which i would like for gaming as ive just replaced my £5 speakers i was using and the deferrence in sound quality is pretty amazing.ive found a Hercules Fortissimo high def 7.1 which says it can do 5.1 and 7.1.heres the link http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products...cm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=98926 do you know anything about it and do you think 5.1 would work for games as i know nothing about sound cards and speakers,been using onboard sound since my first pc.thanks again
 
no i can only use the coaxial lead,optical at the moment so ive adleast got 2 speakers working.think the card i found will do the job as ive seen a review and the bloke who done it had the same prob as me with a deferent card.and now hes happy as larry with the hercules card.if i cant get it sorted i will have to bite the bullet and shell out for new speakers,thanks for your help m8
 
Well it mentions DD decoding, but DD encoding is what's going to give you 5.1 from games through digital.

I guess if that other guy was successful with it, you might be but I don't see how that would do what you want to for gaming.

A DDL card with digital coaxial output over here in the US can be had for under $100.

Do you have a link to the other guy's comments?
 
yep your right m8 he emailed me back and he uses it for dvd,will try that card you pointed out,its only a tenner,think im going to get a decent card and 7.1 speakers end of the month,thanks for your help cheers m8
 
I've never seen that card I mentioned before for the DDL one so I can't comment on quality.

If you do get a new set of speakers that's meant for computers it will be a lot easier to get a card that will do surround sound in games for you.

Remember that a quality 5.1 is almost always better than a lesser 7.1 set. The rear speakers aren't too important while better quality speakers will make a bigger difference.
 
Originally posted by: Ichigo
I think the "digital" part excludes the Audigy's...
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Just saying that a 30 dollar card blows the Fortissimo away, so I would look for a card other than the Fortissimo.
 
Ok, my roommates are bugging me to watch Star Trek on the projector so I have to go, but I just started looking at the cards from your site again.

It seems like the A2 SE card is just what we call a soundblaster Live over here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102176

Maybe the Audigy4 or an X-Fi would be your best bet. I haven't looked at the prices for comparison really.

ok.... they can't figure out the remote I have to go.
 
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