5.1 surround?

meegosh · 01-27-2003, 07:32 AM

I had a question... I was looking at a 5.1 surround sound system for my computer. I read that they sound better with an Audigy card. Do you need an Audigy card to work properly? Will you still get surround sound with a SoundBlaster Live! card? Thanks.

belveder · 02-08-2003, 07:28 PM

Interesting this topic. I have a SoundBlaster Live 5.1 SE, had the normal two speakers and last week I bought a set of new speakers with the subwooker etc, set the soundcard up through the soundblaster panel for 5.1 sound, but when I run test it doesn't speak through the centre/subwooker speaker.

And when good old reliable XP Pro with SP1 crashes and reboots, I am back to two speakers.

belveder · 02-08-2003, 07:52 PM

Thanks for that, at least now I know it isn't fault lol. Just another XP fault

Shakie · 02-16-2003, 02:08 AM

I use the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer with Creative Inspire (I think) 5.1 speakers and I have actully had my neighbor call to ask me to turn it down... lol -- what can I say I love my movies crisp and loud.

01-27-2003, 07:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
meegosh Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1	5.1 surround? I had a question... I was looking at a 5.1 surround sound system for my computer. I read that they sound better with an Audigy card. Do you need an Audigy card to work properly? Will you still get surround sound with a SoundBlaster Live! card? Thanks.

02-08-2003, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
belveder True Techie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 153	Interesting this topic. I have a SoundBlaster Live 5.1 SE, had the normal two speakers and last week I bought a set of new speakers with the subwooker etc, set the soundcard up through the soundblaster panel for 5.1 sound, but when I run test it doesn't speak through the centre/subwooker speaker. And when good old reliable XP Pro with SP1 crashes and reboots, I am back to two speakers. __________________

02-08-2003, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
belveder True Techie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 153	Thanks for that, at least now I know it isn't fault lol. Just another XP fault __________________

02-16-2003, 02:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shakie Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,320	I use the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer with Creative Inspire (I think) 5.1 speakers and I have actully had my neighbor call to ask me to turn it down... lol -- what can I say I love my movies crisp and loud. __________________ `(\ /) This is Bunny. Add him to your signature (O.o) to help him achieve world domination. (> <)` `Shakie Smodministrator \"If I don\'t step over the line every now-and-then, how will I know where it is?\"`

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