Souncard to home receiver

[imported_Akira]

I have an ancient prologic receiver http://cgi.ebay.at/TEAC-AG-V4200-Dolby-...808596359QQcategoryZ3279QQcmdZViewItem

I was wondering if i can connect my audigy2 zs souncard to it and get surround sound for my games. Im a complete newbie regarding this stuff so I would appreciate any help I would get.

This receiver is not 5.1 only prologic but as long as I get some kind of surround coming from iit I wont mind much.... What cables would I need ?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Looks like the best you're going to get is input stereo analog to it and then have the receiver do whatever prologic it can do on the signal.

It wont be true surround sound, but it should come out all your speakers.

1/8" to dual RCA adapter + run RCA cable to one of the inputs.

EDIT: Thanks for the link by the way, you made this 10x easier than it usually is to give an informed answer.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Looks like the best you're going to get is input stereo analog to it and then have the receiver do whatever prologic it can do on the signal.

It wont be true surround sound, but it should come out all your speakers.

1/8" to dual RCA adapter + run RCA cable to one of the inputs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It might be easiest to just send the front 2 channels to the receiver, then send the back two channels to some powered speakers.

Prologic is not really 5.1 since the back surround is a single channel to both speakers if I recall correctly. So even if the receiver did have 4- or 6-channel analog input it wouldn't work right.

Any digital input it has will just be 2-channel stereo for old CD players.

 

[imported_Akira]

Whew that was a fast reply ...thanks a lot guys

So what would you suggest me to buy to get true surround .I would prefer everyhting to be connected to one sound decoder as Im trying to create a Home theater system for my sat, tv, pc and dvd player

 

[imported_Akira]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
It might be easiest to just send the front 2 channels to the receiver, then send the back two channels to some powered speakers.

Prologic is not really 5.1 since the back surround is a single channel to both speakers if I recall correctly. So even if the receiver did have 4- or 6-channel analog input it wouldn't work right.

Any digital input it has will just be 2-channel stereo for old CD players.

Ah so you are saying I should split the system ? hmmm thats another way of thinking that did not cross my mind.Might be possible but that would create more wires and speakers in the living room thank what I have in mind

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Akira
Whew that was a fast reply ...thanks a lot guys

So what would you suggest me to buy to get true surround .I would prefer everyhting to be connected to one sound decoder as Im trying to create a Home theater system for my sat, tv, pc and dvd player

What are you looking to spend here? New receiver would get the job done if you already have a 5.1 speaker system.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Akira
Whew that was a fast reply ...thanks a lot guys

So what would you suggest me to buy to get true surround .I would prefer everyhting to be connected to one sound decoder as Im trying to create a Home theater system for my sat, tv, pc and dvd player

Well you just opened up a whole can of worms. Haha.

You could get this receiver then connect up each channel using rca/3.5mm adapters.

 

[imported_Akira]

What are you looking to spend here? New receiver would get the job done if you already have a 5.1 speaker system.[/quote]

Well I would be willing to spend an average of 400 USd for a new sound receiver setup. I have 5 speakers and asubwoofer connected to my teac.Is that 5.1 ? (forgive me as im a noob) But probably I can get the receiver and new speakers witht that kind of money right?

 

[imported_Akira]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Akira
Whew that was a fast reply ...thanks a lot guys

So what would you suggest me to buy to get true surround .I would prefer everyhting to be connected to one sound decoder as Im trying to create a Home theater system for my sat, tv, pc and dvd player

Well you just opened up a whole can of worms. Haha.

You could get this receiver then connect up each channel using rca/3.5mm adapters.

That looks nice if i manage to find it here in Malta. But does it have enough connectors at the back so everything can be connected in surround?

 

[Excelsior]

Yes that is 5.1

What kind of speakers/sub do you have now?

And $400 is a stretch to get all new speakers and a receiver. You could certainly upgrade maybe your sub and receiver for that much though.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Akira

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Akira
Whew that was a fast reply ...thanks a lot guys

So what would you suggest me to buy to get true surround .I would prefer everyhting to be connected to one sound decoder as Im trying to create a Home theater system for my sat, tv, pc and dvd player

Well you just opened up a whole can of worms. Haha.

You could get this receiver then connect up each channel using rca/3.5mm adapters.

That looks nice if i manage to find it here in Malta. But does it have enough connectors at the back so everything can be connected in surround?

Yes it does.


And Malta? wtf..lol

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If you can't find that model, you're looking for something that has

"5.1 analog input"
or
"6 channel direct"

(or 6.1/7.1 analog input, 7/8 channel direct)

 

[imported_Akira]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Yes that is 5.1

What kind of speakers/sub do you have now?

And $400 is a stretch to get all new speakers and a receiver. You could certainly upgrade maybe your sub and receiver for that much though.

well my speakers are old timers Jws but the sound from them is ok I guess.They are big though so I would prefer to buy the modern smaler speakers.

My sub is an Infinity which I also had for a very long time.does its job as well though

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Do you know how prices of this sort of stuff compares to US prices at all?

It's hard enough to get 5 speakers and a receiver over here for $400.

Normally I'd say try to find an Onkyo HTIB as a reference point to compare other options to.

Over here you can get one for a little over $400 that has 5.1 analog input
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo-Ho...atOid/-12948/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

A new receiver on its own with 5.1 analog input is going to run you about $250 on its own.

 

[imported_Akira]

would somethign like this do?

http://hardware.gamespot.com/Kenwood-HTB-307-9265-O-10-12

This costs about 640 USD here. I dont know if its the same model I can buy but its 100 w on each speaker

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Akira
would somethign like this do?

This costs about 640 USD here. I dont know if its the same model I can buy but its 100 w on each speaker

What product are you talking about?

 

[imported_Akira]

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Akira

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Akira
would somethign like this do?

This costs about 640 USD here. I dont know if its the same model I can buy but its 100 w on each speaker

What product are you talking about?

http://hardware.gamespot.com/Kenwood-HTB-307-9265-O-10-12

sorry forgo to post link

Yikes.... so $250 over here and $640 over there?

Is that typical for price differences?

EDIT: How much are computer speakers over there? Logitech z-5500s, Klipsch Promedia?

 

[imported_Akira]

Yikes.... so $250 over here and $640 over there?

Is that typical for price differences?

EDIT: How much are computer speakers over there? Logitech z-5500s, Klipsch Promedia?[/quote]

Yes evertything is expensive here

The logitechs are about 450 USd ...

 

[Excelsior]

God that is expensive.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Akira

Originally posted by: Jello
Yikes.... so $250 over here and $640 over there?

Is that typical for price differences?

EDIT: How much are computer speakers over there? Logitech z-5500s, Klipsch Promedia?

Yes evertything is expensive here

The logitechs are about 450 USd ...

What are you hoping to hook up? (DVD player, computer, VCR?)

z-5500s @ $450 might be a better option than that kenwood set @ $640.

The speakers will certainly be small with that option.

 

[imported_Akira]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
God that is expensive.

Thats the price we pay for being a small island in the middle of the meditteranean sea I guess...

Anyway, so what cables would I need to connect everything in 5.1 ?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Akira

Originally posted by: Excelsior
God that is expensive.

Thats the price we pay for being a small island in the middle of the meditteranean sea I guess...

Anyway, so what cables would I need to connect everything in 5.1 ?

Does that Kenwood set say 5.1 analog in or 6 channel? (I didn't look)

 

[imported_Akira]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Akira

Originally posted by: Jello
Yikes.... so $250 over here and $640 over there?

Is that typical for price differences?

EDIT: How much are computer speakers over there? Logitech z-5500s, Klipsch Promedia?

Yes evertything is expensive here

The logitechs are about 450 USd ...

What are you hoping to hook up? (DVD player, computer, VCR?)

z-5500s @ $450 might be a better option than that kenwood set @ $640.

The speakers will certainly be small with that option.

Well I am trying to hook up the sat receiver, dvd player and the pc to one system. Is that possible with the logitechs ?