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| Author: | mdelliott [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Anyone using Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS THX 7.1? |
Hey everyone, As I posted before I am trying to decide on a sound card which will work with Knoppmyth, but also allow me to connect to an optical connection on my receiver. I am seriously considering the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS. First of all anyone using this card? If so - has anyone connected it to a receiver? Any issues or problems? Thanks, Mike |
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| Author: | tophee [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:57 am ] |
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Hi, I had an audigy zx that I had intended to use with my mythbox, but as you need a mini jack to get digital out, and there was no oprical out, I bought a cheap 7.1 card which had dolby on it. I only use optical out to now. |
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| Author: | mdelliott [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:12 pm ] |
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Did you use a rca to optical converter? I knew about needing the mini-jack, but I am unclear on the best way to get from the rca connection to an optical connection. Thanks for the reply and info! Mike |
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| Author: | tophee [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:42 pm ] |
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No, I didn't even know you could get an optical converter. As I said, Initially I was expecting to use a coaxal out. I gave up trying to work out the correct cable combination and bought a card that had an optical out on it. |
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| Author: | mdelliott [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:11 pm ] |
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Would you be able to advise on a good optical out card that works with Knoppmyth? I am trying to watch the budget as well... |
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| Author: | tophee [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:23 pm ] |
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The one I got only cost me 10GBP from http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106539 It does everything I need for watching TV. Myth recognised it immidiately. I had to turn on the correct channel in ALSAmixer as I'd had a different card in previously and it wouln't stick. An autoupgrade sorted that. Hope this helps |
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| Author: | mdelliott [ Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:55 pm ] |
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Thank you so much for the advice. You probably just saved me a few bucks. Am I thinking correct when I say that the signal from the card going across the optical connection to a receiver - the receiver decodes the signal and does the processing for the surround sound (5.1, 6.1, 7.1)? I know this went off topic here, but I wanted to make sure my thinking was correct. Thanks again Tophee! |
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| Author: | tophee [ Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:27 am ] |
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I'm not exactly sure, but on the soundcard quoted, I only use optical out having checked both passthrough boxed in setup. I only get stereo from broadcast TV, but my receiver upmixes that to 5.1 and native 5.1 from Dolby Digital or DTS is driven natively. |
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