Thoughts on a decently inexpensive sound card for my HTPC

[alcoholbob]

That sucks that the 505 only does audio passthrough, unlike the 605, 705, etc. It's stupid of Onkyo to cripple a receiver like that.

Every company has it's own way of shaving costs.

 

[electroju]

the cable i have is this:

http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-M.../dp/B0002KR1OG

only difference is that my rca jack on the end, is a single, not a double connector

That cable is not correct because on-board sound cards have jack sensing, so it will output analog audio for subwoofer and center channel. Get the adapter that I suggested earlier. You will then need 75-ohm cable with RCA plugs.

Every company has it's own way of shaving costs.

I wonder why. Is it because everybody prefers cheap, cheap, cheap. It shows everywhere that people care to buy cheap instead of invest their time and money to buy quality products. Buying cheap hurts people more than it hurts the wallet.

 

[sdifox]

That cable is not correct because on-board sound cards have jack sensing, so it will output analog audio for subwoofer and center channel. Get the adapter that I suggested earlier. You will then need 75-ohm cable with RCA plugs.



I wonder why. Is it because everybody prefers cheap, cheap, cheap. It shows everywhere that people care to buy cheap instead of invest their time and money to buy quality products. Buying cheap hurts people more than it hurts the wallet.

err, the orange plug is supposed to be digital out no? at least you can set it up as digital out

 

[Tbirdkid]

it knows when i put it in the orange or black jack. it gives me the ability to set it on the pc, but i never get audio out of it. even when i set it as the default output device, it still doesnt play audio.

i know its not a pc setup issue because if i use one of the inputs on the front of the receiver (aux left or right) i get sound out of one side of my speakers.

 

[s44]

Most receivers under a certain price point are just hdmi switches. Yamaha, Onkyo, Denon, and HK all have entry-level receivers that don't pull audio.

Not any more.