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New Audio System Buildup

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bosorio

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Hey all.
Im working on building a new audio system for my PC and office.
Right now I have an Audigy2 ZS with Creative labs 6.1 Speakers. It sounds decent. But I want better sound quality, and I want it much louder.
Im going the route of external home receiver, and speakers, and ditching the messy Creative speaker setup.

I just today learned that digital outputs from PC sound boards do not support any kind of surround sound encoding. So you are stuck with a basic stereo signal to the external receiver.

This is the only option I have found so far that will allow me to have surround sound from PC to receiver;
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=13&subcategory=55&product=14309

My question is this. My Motherboard (Abit Fatality AA8XE) comes with a 7.1 HD Intel audio chip. Does anyone know if the fiber optic output from this board would support surround sound encoding, or should I just plan on sticking with the Audigy 2ZS and creative labs theater cable?

Thanks in advance for any help/info.
 
I use from my audigy 2 zs... a regular RCA OR coaxial cable.. either would work... plug it with an adaptor........... RCA mono phono plug 1/8 into the digital out of the audigy 2 zs... into the receiver and you will get surround in movies that supports it and stuff... games dont have surround though BTW. but movies does.
 
aZn_plyR said:
I use from my audigy 2 zs... a regular RCA OR coaxial cable.. either would work... plug it with an adaptor........... RCA mono phono plug 1/8 into the digital out of the audigy 2 zs... into the receiver and you will get surround in movies that supports it and stuff... games dont have surround though BTW. but movies does.
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Yep thats what I have been reading.

So the only way to keep the surround with the receiver is to use the Creative theater cable. Which I already ordered.
Ill see how it works out like that I guess.

Games are my main concern with this becuase I mainly play games. But I also want moves to sound good.
 
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