towerofsong
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Hey there,
Right i'm new to all this home cinema stuff, recievers, amplifiers and what not. And am really struggling to get my head around it. Have been reading through this forum all this week and I have learnt a hell of alot. So thank you for that. But i'm not sure what I need to set up the system I want. I'm not even sure if i'm posting in the right forum :-S. So i'm sorry if this is the wrong place and please move it Thanks. Right
Here we go
I'm turning my PC in to a HTPC, I plan to have an X-FI Fatal1ty sound card but currently have an Audigy 2ZS. I have cheapo Creative Inspire 5.1 SBS 560 speakers hooked into the sound card. I want to have surround sound from my Pioneer DV-585, XBox and XBox 360, now i'm guessing using an optical cable is the best way to do this? So I would need three optical (inputs??)
The Creative DDTS-100 has enough optical inputs on the back but is it actually any good? There is a review on IGN but I don't trust them.
I'm also planning on upgrading my speakers to the Z-5500 which seem to get excellant reviews.
My main question is can you, and is it worth hooking up PC 5.1 speakers, such as the Z-5500 to an Amp. For example the Denon 1906? Would they not be compatible? Would the speakers go directly into the Amp? Or would they go into the PC soundcard and then an optical cable to the Amp? Because as far as I know all PC speakers have headphone jack connectors and Amps want speakers wires. Or is this way off?
I think my brain is melting.
So in a nutshell. I want one set of speakers which everything will run through, with surround sound, if possible.
And how do you connect speakers through an Amp to a PC?
I have more questions but i'll leave it at that for now
Sorry if all these questions are stupid, but the forum is massive and the search function hasn't turned up much.
Thanks
Right i'm new to all this home cinema stuff, recievers, amplifiers and what not. And am really struggling to get my head around it. Have been reading through this forum all this week and I have learnt a hell of alot. So thank you for that. But i'm not sure what I need to set up the system I want. I'm not even sure if i'm posting in the right forum :-S. So i'm sorry if this is the wrong place and please move it Thanks. Right
Here we go
I'm turning my PC in to a HTPC, I plan to have an X-FI Fatal1ty sound card but currently have an Audigy 2ZS. I have cheapo Creative Inspire 5.1 SBS 560 speakers hooked into the sound card. I want to have surround sound from my Pioneer DV-585, XBox and XBox 360, now i'm guessing using an optical cable is the best way to do this? So I would need three optical (inputs??)
The Creative DDTS-100 has enough optical inputs on the back but is it actually any good? There is a review on IGN but I don't trust them.
I'm also planning on upgrading my speakers to the Z-5500 which seem to get excellant reviews.
My main question is can you, and is it worth hooking up PC 5.1 speakers, such as the Z-5500 to an Amp. For example the Denon 1906? Would they not be compatible? Would the speakers go directly into the Amp? Or would they go into the PC soundcard and then an optical cable to the Amp? Because as far as I know all PC speakers have headphone jack connectors and Amps want speakers wires. Or is this way off?
I think my brain is melting.
So in a nutshell. I want one set of speakers which everything will run through, with surround sound, if possible.
And how do you connect speakers through an Amp to a PC?
I have more questions but i'll leave it at that for now
Sorry if all these questions are stupid, but the forum is massive and the search function hasn't turned up much.
Thanks