Getting 5.1 over optical.

[R.C.Anderson]

I was under the impression that this is possible, and my amp is supposed to support it (Sony STR-DB940), however I have never seemed to be able to get anything other than stereo over the optical connection from my sound card (Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio)

I thought this card could also support it, but does anyone else know any better?

Is there a way I can get this working?

 

[R.C.Anderson]

I used to have exactly the same amp for my TV setup and it definitely supports DD / DTS 5.1 sound over optical.

I haven't got an X-Fi, but is your playback device in Windows set to output to the SPDIF port or speakers? Normally, to get 5.1 over optical, you'll need to have it set to SPDIF.

It's not at the moment, as I'm using the analogue jacks to be able to get 5.1, however when I've previously tried to get 5.1, I have set it to spdif, however still can only get stereo.

 

[R.C.Anderson]

Ah, ok, I'll have a look into the custom drivers tomorrow after work, see what they can do, cheers