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Hi all,
Looking for some advice! I was fortunate enough to bag myself a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD for £60, at this price I simply couldn't refuse.
I now find myself stuck between a rock and hard place however; it was always my intention to run a 5.1 system and was going to spend circa £60-£100 on this however the sound card I have bought does not support 5.1 via analogue, only optical.
I am therefore looking to purchase a 5.1 setup which has an optical input, but for my budget that clearly is not going to happen.
For a workaround, I believe the Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers would work, as I am lead to believe they "emulate" surround sound even from a stereo analogue source.
The other option is to increase my budget, which is difficult but if it needs to happen it will.
Given the features and RRP of the sound card I am leaning towards spending more money but any advice is appreciated as to the best solution / compromise.
Chris.
Looking for some advice! I was fortunate enough to bag myself a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD for £60, at this price I simply couldn't refuse.
I now find myself stuck between a rock and hard place however; it was always my intention to run a 5.1 system and was going to spend circa £60-£100 on this however the sound card I have bought does not support 5.1 via analogue, only optical.
I am therefore looking to purchase a 5.1 setup which has an optical input, but for my budget that clearly is not going to happen.
For a workaround, I believe the Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers would work, as I am lead to believe they "emulate" surround sound even from a stereo analogue source.
The other option is to increase my budget, which is difficult but if it needs to happen it will.
Given the features and RRP of the sound card I am leaning towards spending more money but any advice is appreciated as to the best solution / compromise.
Chris.