Question on best sound setup

[muppet]

I have an amp and 2 small speakers that connect straight to my Audigy Player using a RCA cable. I have also got a big amp with speakers next to TV and bought a digital coaxial cable that I have connected to Digital In on the big amp - SPDiff Out on my PC. Problem is the SPDiff connection is with the onboard sound, so I have now enabled this, and it works okay.
Problem is now I have to go into Sounds and Audio Devices and change the default device from Audigy to the onboard sound card, so I can listen to my music on PC through the big amp.
I would ideally like to be able to hear the music from PC come out the normal PC amp as well as the big amp next to TV.
I suppose I could get a Audigy 2 Platinum and have RCA and SPDiff into the external box, but I am sure theres a better way??
I tested by plugging the RCA from PC amp to the onboard sound and this allowed all speakers to work, but I dont want to use the onboard sound for PC amp, as quality isnt as good as Audigy.
Anyone recommend the best way to do this??

 

[Nebor]

Hrmm... Well, the digital out on your board might not be resampled to 48khz, which I can assure you your Audigy definitely is. So your board is probably better for digital out.

I don't really understand what you want to do though. Please make a clearer post with your exact question.

You know your Audigy has digital out too, you just need a different kind of cable (mini-plug to RCA) to use it.

 

[muppet]

oh right didnt realise the first Audigy Player had a digital out connection?

Basically I have 2 amps I would like connected to my PC
PC has a PCI Audigy Player soundcard and onboard soundcard with SPDIff Out.
I thought getting digital input into my new amp would be a good idea
What would you do??

 

[Nebor]

Yes, the digital connection is the one at the far left of the card (when looking at it) I THINK. Check your manual to be sure. I know it has digital, but it is a mini-jack, and I'm not sure which jack it is on your card.

Tell me what motherboard you're using, that way I can try to find out if it resamples audio to 48khz. All Audigy cards resample CD audio from 44.1khz to 48khz, which causes some slight degredation of sound quality.

 

[muppet]

cheers

the motherboard i got is Asus P4C800E-deluxe

i'd have to get a different cable if was to connect to Audigy Player as the digital coaxial doesnt fit in any of the Audigy slots.
what sort of cable?
just a standard RCA - PC?

 

[Nebor]

Anything with a mini jack to RCA. You could use a splitter designed to connect a walkman to a stereo, one of the two RCA cables on that would carry the digital signal (usually the left.)

Or a specific cable, like this would do the job

You should be able to pick one of those up at your local radio shack.

 

[muppet]

so not use the digital cable i bought and switch off onboard sound.
but get a RCA to line-in (PC) and go that way.
Just wasnt sure if had right connections on Audigy Player card, as currently got RCAs from PC amp and RCAs from tape deck going into Audigy
Will have to try some things out tonight

 

[jacktesterson]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Anything with a mini jack to RCA. You could use a splitter designed to connect a walkman to a stereo, one of the two RCA cables on that would carry the digital signal (usually the left.)

Or a specific cable, like this would do the job

You should be able to pick one of those up at your local radio shack.

You can buy a cable for this...Logitech's come with it in there new speakers

 

[Fuchs]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Anything with a mini jack to RCA. You could use a splitter designed to connect a walkman to a stereo, one of the two RCA cables on that would carry the digital signal (usually the left.)

Or a specific cable, like this would do the job

You should be able to pick one of those up at your local radio shack.

that cable is mono isnt it? he would want something like THIS

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Fuchs

Originally posted by: Nebor
Anything with a mini jack to RCA. You could use a splitter designed to connect a walkman to a stereo, one of the two RCA cables on that would carry the digital signal (usually the left.)

Or a specific cable, like this would do the job

You should be able to pick one of those up at your local radio shack.

that cable is mono isnt it? he would want something like THIS

Where would you propose he plug the red end into? He's doing a digital connection, not an analog stereo.

 

[muppet]

plugged a spare RCA to PC kinda Y cable into new amp and tried every connection on Audigy player but no sound come out, apart from the proper line out one. Problem is that is being used for my PC amp.
I was trying to create a script so I can double click and it switches between the onboard sound to the Audigy in Sounds and Audio devices, Audio tab, Sound playback default device.
At present I have digital cable from SPDIff into new amp and current PC amp straight to Audigy but can only have either the onboard sound or Audigy working at once, not together.

Unless I buy a y splitter cable, but will miss out on the digital for new amp.