SPDIF
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Please tell us what you want to do.
SPDIF out to speakers from soundcard?
Z-5500s?
It's a way to get an audio signal to your speakers if they have a digital input (optical or coax). Most computer speakers have one or more stereo 1/8" inputs that allow your soundcard to output analog signals to them.
If you're connecting computer speakers via digital (z-680s, z-5500s, etc.) you're just having your control pod do the digital to analog conversions and decoding instead of your soundcard. If you have a nice soundcard already, I don't really see the point.
SPDIF out to speakers from soundcard?
Z-5500s?
It's a way to get an audio signal to your speakers if they have a digital input (optical or coax). Most computer speakers have one or more stereo 1/8" inputs that allow your soundcard to output analog signals to them.
If you're connecting computer speakers via digital (z-680s, z-5500s, etc.) you're just having your control pod do the digital to analog conversions and decoding instead of your soundcard. If you have a nice soundcard already, I don't really see the point.
If you dont' want an answer then don't ask MAN. You can't just ask an open ended question like that and expect to get the answer you were hoping for, you have to ask, *gasp*, specific questions to get specific answers.
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lol wow.
Ok... so you want to know more but don't want to tell us what part you want to know more about?
Could you be at least a little more specific about what part you want to know more about?
We all basically come here and to tech support, recommendations, and answer questions here in our free time, so it's not like we're getting paid by the hour
(I'd be rich)My point is I don't want to waste time telling you stuff you don't want or need to know.
Do you want to know more about the connection itself?
-what gets plugged where
-what supports it
-what it can and can't do
Benefits of using SPDIF vs analog?
-surround sound issues
-where you want your sound processed and by what
If you have it?
-do your speakers have it
-does your soundcard have it, and if it does how do you utilize it
-does your receiver have it
When you should use it?
-not a great idea for games
-music/movies
I mean there are a bunch of things we could tell you about, those are just some of the topics that get asked a lot. I could write for half an hour about stuff and it might not be anything you're looking for. If you want general knowledge about it, look it up on a google search. If you want help with a specific thing, it's easier for us to help you.
Anything up there on my list look good? Something else?
(and please don't say everything)
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
lol wow.
Ok... so you want to know more but don't want to tell us what part you want to know more about?
Could you be at least a little more specific about what part you want to know more about?
We all basically come here and to tech support, recommendations, and answer questions here in our free time, so it's not like we're getting paid by the hour
My point is I don't want to waste time telling you stuff you don't want or need to know.
Do you want to know more about the connection itself?
-what gets plugged where
-what supports it
-what it can and can't do
Benefits of using SPDIF vs analog?
-surround sound issues
-where you want your sound processed and by what
If you have it?
-do your speakers have it
-does your soundcard have it, and if it does how do you utilize it
-does your receiver have it
When you should use it?
-not a great idea for games
-music/movies
I mean there are a bunch of things we could tell you about, those are just some of the topics that get asked a lot. I could write for half an hour about stuff and it might not be anything you're looking for. If you want general knowledge about it, look it up on a google search. If you want help with a specific thing, it's easier for us to help you.
Anything up there on my list look good? Something else?
(and please don't say everything)
its about how do i utilize it?
and thanks alot for your time and help, and ofcourse i didnt mean any thing when i said tha its just a question the thing is i wanna know more stuff and i dont know what to ask for but your list make it very easier for me.
Thanks
YOyoYOhowsDAjello
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YOyoYOhowsDAjello
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Originally posted by: hishamelprince
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
lol wow.
Ok... so you want to know more but don't want to tell us what part you want to know more about?
Could you be at least a little more specific about what part you want to know more about?
We all basically come here and to tech support, recommendations, and answer questions here in our free time, so it's not like we're getting paid by the hour
My point is I don't want to waste time telling you stuff you don't want or need to know.
Do you want to know more about the connection itself?
-what gets plugged where
-what supports it
-what it can and can't do
Benefits of using SPDIF vs analog?
-surround sound issues
-where you want your sound processed and by what
If you have it?
-do your speakers have it
-does your soundcard have it, and if it does how do you utilize it
-does your receiver have it
When you should use it?
-not a great idea for games
-music/movies
I mean there are a bunch of things we could tell you about, those are just some of the topics that get asked a lot. I could write for half an hour about stuff and it might not be anything you're looking for. If you want general knowledge about it, look it up on a google search. If you want help with a specific thing, it's easier for us to help you.
Anything up there on my list look good? Something else?
(and please don't say everything)
its about how do i utilize it?
and thanks alot for your time and help, and ofcourse i didnt mean any thing when i said tha its just a question the thing is i wanna know more stuff and i dont know what to ask for but your list make it very easier for me.
Thanks
You can utilize it if both the source for the sound (soundcard, DVD player, gaming system etc.) and the output device (control pod on z-680s/z-5500s, receiver with digital input, decoder) have a digital connection on them.
The reason I wanted to know what you're using, is that the majority of people on Anandtech use computer speakers and the majority of computer speakers don't have a digital input.
If that's the case with you, then the answer is "you can't".
If you have a set of computer speakers with a digital input or are hooked up to a receiver like me with a digital input, then you just need to output a digital signal from your soundcard.
Digital out is fairly common now, but that doesn't mean you have it. Are you hooking a computer up to speakers? It's kind of hard to tell you how to utilize it if I don't know what you're connecting together.
If you know more about video than sound for example it would be like asking "how to I utilize s-video". Are you hooking a computer up to a tv? A VCR to a tv? A cable box up to a receiver? A satellite tuner to a projector? Generally the setup is the same, but it might not be what you want etc.
So, you utilize it by hooking up your source device to your output device with a digital coaxial or digital optical cable. This will transmit stereo sound unless the signal has be Dolby Digitally or DTS encoded by the source device. If it's encoded, the signal will pass to the output device where it will decode it and give you surround sound.
Is this on the right track for what you wanted to know?
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