X-FI Fatality to z-5500's

Psypher5 · 10 Jan 2006 at 23:57

Heya, so made my mind up and getting on of these anytime soon. (The X-FI, already got the speakers)

Before and atm I connect speakers via coax. Direct into onboard and also into digital out on my audigy2.

Wondering best way to connect these two together, as I have read and witnessed lack of rears with the audigy2 via coax.. is this still the same for the x-fi or do the rears actually work via coax ?

Also does everything that workes via analogue input work via digital, EAX and whatnot?

Just asking a few random Q's before finalising my way of spending 150quid for this bleeding thing.

//Is the software any easier to get a grip of than the audigy2? Dear, if its as bad I'll just stick with the jitteryness/hissing in bf2 thankyou

~Psy

Psypher5 · 11 Jan 2006 at 18:40

No one, they aren't really brain racking questions

darkoroje · 11 Jan 2006 at 21:52

you have to connect via analog if you want to get rear channels, except when playing a DVD.

The software is improved but you can install drivers only if you don't like Creative's software, altough you will lose control over many card features.

Psypher5 · 11 Jan 2006 at 22:16

darkoroje said:
you have to connect via analog if you want to get rear channels, except when playing a DVD.

Even with the fatality? I thought having the front panel with digital connections, they would have let it link up correctly in order to allow full 5.1 via digital?

//just been doing some forum scouring, looks like ill be using the analogue cables too

Xon · 12 Jan 2006 at 10:40

The only way to get all the effects and wonders of your sound card and connect digital speakers is: http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=16&product=14191

Steedie · 12 Jan 2006 at 12:05

where can you buy one of those (email in trust)

Mud · 13 Jan 2006 at 04:05

Sorry for slight highjack, but am I correct in thinking I can connect my shuttle by SPDIF Toslink and my X-FI Fatal1ty'd tower by 3x3.5mm->6 phonos and switch between them for 5.1 on each? The logitech spec of "6 channel direct (3 stereo-mini connectors) for 2, 4, or 6 channel PC sound cards" makes it sound like they're just male/male 3.5mm stereo cables, which is doable, but I'd like to know.

Xon · 13 Jan 2006 at 09:25

The logitech will accept 3x3.5mm for analogue input, one coax and one optical for digital. So to connect your fatality u need a cable with 3x3.5mm at both ends. The decoder part of the unit won't be used when doing that tho.

Mud · 13 Jan 2006 at 11:18

Many thanks.

Mud · 13 Jan 2006 at 14:29

One more thing, if I set the Dolby Digital bitstream out to off (built-in decoder), do I regain the Dolby Surround and DTS encoding?

Xon · 14 Jan 2006 at 12:24

Mud said:
One more thing, if I set the Dolby Digital bitstream out to off (built-in decoder), do I regain the Dolby Surround and DTS encoding?

Encoding?

If you set it to off the card will just decode the DD/DTS signal itself instead of passing it out through the optical / coax connection.

Mud · 16 Jan 2006 at 01:13

I meant decode, sorry.