Compatible?

[Seizure Explosion]

I'm looking at getting an X-Fi extreme music sound card for my new system along with logitech Z-5500 speakers, but I wanted to make sure they were compatible first. I've heard that X-fi Music doesn't have optical in, and I think the 5500's are optical. Will they work anyway?

 

[defakto]

Um, speakers require optical out from the sound card, not optical in. That being said the only way you will have optical in/out with the X-Fi series is to have the 5.25 inch bay addition which comes with the platinum series and up.

Another tidbit, your speakers support "Input: Select audio source (optical, coax, or direct)"

 

[Seizure Explosion]

See how ignorant I am of connectors? Ask me for a GPU and I'll give you all the specs you'd ever need and then some off the top of my head, but I know crap about this type of thing.

Since the X-Fi music has the mic and optical out connectors as the same plug, I would not be able to use a mic then? Or could I just plug it into my mobo and have that still work?