Looking for a sound card with 2 outputs

[cbuchach]

I currently have an Audigy2 and have my system hooked up to my computer speakers and my stereo. I am using the second channel out to go the stereo. To enable output to both, I enable four speaker output and CMSS2 and set the focus to the middle. This is quite a hassle and does not provide optimal sound quality. I also have tried a splitter to split the output of the main audio out on the card, but I lose stereo output to both.

So I am looking for a card that has more or less and main speaker out and a line out. I am only using a 2.1 speaker setup. I was looking at the old Soundblaster Live 5.1 cards, but was unable to determine if they had a separate line out.

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[cbuchach]

Any help?

 

[TheCorm]

I have a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard and a 4.1 speaker system.

I was hoping that I could use the 3rd output to goto my stereo but could not. Nopte, the Live 5.1 doesn't have a line out....I saw a card that did once....it was a really old ISA Soundblaster Vibra 64 or something...haven't seen any others.

I have a splitter on the front channels and the rear just goto the rear...sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't...I have had instances where I get monoraul sound......but then I fiddle about and it works!

So you might want to try a different splitter and/or cable....I presume you are using a Phono to 3.5mm jack to connect to the stereo?

Jamie

 

[Nutrageous]

Have you looked at the Hercules Game Theater XP? It's what I own, and the break out box has more inputs/outputs than any other card I've ever seen.

 

[yellowperil]

The Santa Cruz has two outputs, but it'd be a downgrade from the Audigy 2 (although better than the SB Live)

 

[AnMig]

Did you use a stereo splitter?

Radio shack has these splitters, you can even split it into 3 stereo plugs.


I have one of these plugged into my Versa jack (Santa Cruz) one goes to my speakers the other to my headphones this way I dont have to keep on plugging and un-pluging my headphones.

Did not mean to insult you I am pretty sure you used stereo splitters, just cant understand why you would loose stereo.

peace

 

[CZroe]

Intel is promoting a future standard which will require two independant audio streans for two simultaneous users or two applications (DVD uses one while a family member listens to MP3s on the other). I'm sure you can tell applications to output to both too.

Just wait?

 

[Pariah]

If your receiver has digital inputs, the analog and digital outputs on the Audigy cards can be used simultaneously. With the platinum you could theoretically run 6.1 analog out, with 3 digital outs and headphone out all at the same time. I don't understand why Creative doesn't implement i-Link Digital Audio Interface through the onboard firewire ports, would appear to make perfect sense on the surface, but that's a different topic.

There are a number of solutions for multiple analog out's in higherend recording cards like the M-Audio Delta series. They cost more and gaming support is terrible, but what fun would be getting everything you want in one cheap package?

 

[neutralizer]

I have 4.1 system and on the Audigy running Audigy2 drivers and software to obtain the same output on both front and rear speakers, I turn on CMSS2, set focus to rear, and set the source in the EAX Console to 100% for all EAX presets. I get really good sound quality from that.

 

[cbuchach]

Thanks for the suggestions. As for the stereo splitter thing, I have tried two different supposedly stereo splitters and with each lose the stereo output. Perhaps I will check out Radio Shack and see if they have any more suggestions.

As for the CMSS2, I suppose I should try tweaking the settings a little to get better output; and I may look into the Santa Cruz.

Thanks guys

 

[Auric]

It can only be a splitter problem -the card cannot affect what you do with the signal out of the connector. You may want to set for 2 speakers and disable all effects for testing.

In the olden days I had a Live! and enabled 4 speaker output so I could use the front output to an amp/speaker setup and the rear for wireless headphones. The normal stereo signal was duplicated on both.