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Does amplifying mean making the signal stronger? In what way is this better than using "active" speakers? And how do you tell if a speaker is passive or active?

I just bought a Xonar DX and I'm going to be using it with a Klipsch Promedia 2.1. Does anyone know how well Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone will work with 5.1 in movies and games?

What is the point of the A/V receiver in these two configurations? Do A/V receivers usually have better DAC's than good sound cards? (Xonar DX) If so, I can see the use of an A/V receiver with a digital connection, but why in the analog connection?

Thanks for the replies everyone. A few things: So if you have a good sound card, isn't analog definitely superior in terms of sound quality, unless you have super high-end speakers? So other than being a switch box, an A/V receiver is necessary to use all those audio technologies? Is a...

Hi, I recently just bought a Xonar DX for my new computer and I've been reading a lot about audio hardware, software, technology, etc. It's all very interesting but kind of overwhelming. I have some questions that if anybody could answer, it would be much appreciated. I'm going to be using a...

Could someone give an explanation of what the problems were with the original verisions of this card, and what versions are fixed? Otherwise, I would have to look through 20 pages of this thread. Is this the final fixed version? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125088