That is the card that is currently installed, Asus Xoner Essence STXII. The reason I am asking about this stuff because I will have a new gaming machine built, when Nvidia starts using HDMI 2.1. The PC builder uses Sound Blaster cards, I don't like them. I have been setting the Asus card to dolby digital live on two channel with the A/V processor set to game dolby etc and it works, all amps subwoofers are needling. I tried what you suggested by going into the Asus control panel and switched it from Dolby live to PCM and changed from two channel to six channel and maxed out the sampling rate. The result was noticeable it really woke up the speakers. I switched in to 6 channel from two channel thinking that was appropriate because I have two fronts , center, two surround and two subs. Thanks, your advice improved the sound.
PC audio cards to Processor
Hello, my question is probably out of the scope of this forum but I will ask any way.
I have decent audio system Mcintosh amps, processor Magico speakers etc. The system is used for three purposes, home theater movies, stereo music and surround sound PC video games. I connect the PC audio card to the processor via optical out from the audio card. In order to get 5.1 surrond I have to set the audio card to 2 channel output even though it is a 5.1/7.1 Dolby DTS card. If the audio cards software is set to 5.1 etc. the result is stereo where only two channels received by the processor and converted to stereo on the system. My question is this, does the processor convert the non Dolby non DTS two channel signal into dolby 5.1 surround. In other words if I am using a quality PC audio card that is not Dolby and or DTS cabable and is two channel only (made for headphones) does the Dolby DTS enabled processor in this case a Mcintosh convert that two channel signal into the 5.1 surround signal?
One other question:
Can anyone recommend the best internal PC audio card for 5.1 home theater use? When PC audio cards are reviewed its almost always for use with headphones and not for componet (processor multiple amps mulitiple subs) driven home theater systems.
Thank you.
Guy
I have decent audio system Mcintosh amps, processor Magico speakers etc. The system is used for three purposes, home theater movies, stereo music and surround sound PC video games. I connect the PC audio card to the processor via optical out from the audio card. In order to get 5.1 surrond I have to set the audio card to 2 channel output even though it is a 5.1/7.1 Dolby DTS card. If the audio cards software is set to 5.1 etc. the result is stereo where only two channels received by the processor and converted to stereo on the system. My question is this, does the processor convert the non Dolby non DTS two channel signal into dolby 5.1 surround. In other words if I am using a quality PC audio card that is not Dolby and or DTS cabable and is two channel only (made for headphones) does the Dolby DTS enabled processor in this case a Mcintosh convert that two channel signal into the 5.1 surround signal?
One other question:
Can anyone recommend the best internal PC audio card for 5.1 home theater use? When PC audio cards are reviewed its almost always for use with headphones and not for componet (processor multiple amps mulitiple subs) driven home theater systems.
Thank you.
Guy
- ...
- 16 posts total
- 16 posts total