Best 5.1 channel Soundcard?

alt-ctrl-del · 28th July 2002, 10:28 PM

looking to get one atm

alt-ctrl-del · 28th July 2002, 10:30 PM

sorry i meant best 5.1 soundcard for a normal user like me

not like a professional sound card hehehe

alt-ctrl-del · 29th July 2002, 1:09 PM

any suggestions peeps?

Snufkin · 29th July 2002, 1:11 PM

In no particular order:
Herc Fortissimo2
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz / Videologic Sonicfury
SB Audigy

do a search/take your pick

wohaosg · 29th July 2002, 6:02 PM

Hey Snufkin,
dont think fort2 allows 5.1

Poddy · 29th July 2002, 6:31 PM

If you take the digital out to a 5.1 decoding amp or separate component it does

Snufkin · 29th July 2002, 6:49 PM

Which pretty much covers your options

iKey · 29th July 2002, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Poddy
If you take the digital out to a 5.1 decoding amp or separate component it does

hey .. wtf do u mean

wohaosg · 30th July 2002, 12:48 AM

Ohh...i see
fish, that set up will cost a bomb wont it?

Poddy · 30th July 2002, 5:20 PM

5.1 is a term which is used to describe the amount of speakers in your setup. 5 and the .1 being a sub. Now for those speakers to be used effectively the soundtrack must be encoded very specifically. Ie for a movie when a car zooms past from left to right. The coding signature might be. Car noise start left. Car noise left and centre. Car noise centre. Car noise centre right. Car noise end right. Nothing like that but you get the idea. Now if all this is coded in 1's and 0's it has to be decoded somewhere in the chain. This can either be done at the DVD player. A separate box inbetween the dvd player and amp known as funnily enough a decoder. Or at the amp itself.

Surge · 31st July 2002, 2:00 AM

C-Media goes for about AU$35.

28th July 2002, 10:28 PM	#1
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30th July 2002, 5:20 PM	#10
Poddy Rainman Studios Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In The Mix, Sydney Posts: 2,187	5.1 is a term which is used to describe the amount of speakers in your setup. 5 and the .1 being a sub. Now for those speakers to be used effectively the soundtrack must be encoded very specifically. Ie for a movie when a car zooms past from left to right. The coding signature might be. Car noise start left. Car noise left and centre. Car noise centre. Car noise centre right. Car noise end right. Nothing like that but you get the idea. Now if all this is coded in 1's and 0's it has to be decoded somewhere in the chain. This can either be done at the DVD player. A separate box inbetween the dvd player and amp known as funnily enough a decoder. Or at the amp itself. __________________ www.myspace.com/midsummerlights

31st July 2002, 2:00 AM	#11
Surge Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 2204 Posts: 2,054	C-Media goes for about AU$35. __________________ Folding@Home 10000 Club Member

28th July 2002, 10:30 PM	#2
alt-ctrl-del (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne CBD Posts: 93	sorry i meant best 5.1 soundcard for a normal user like me not like a professional sound card hehehe

29th July 2002, 1:09 PM	#3
alt-ctrl-del (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne CBD Posts: 93	any suggestions peeps?

29th July 2002, 1:11 PM	#4
Snufkin OCAU Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Surrounded by headphones Posts: 6,273	In no particular order: Herc Fortissimo2 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz / Videologic Sonicfury SB Audigy do a search/take your pick

29th July 2002, 6:02 PM	#5
wohaosg Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 317	Hey Snufkin, dont think fort2 allows 5.1

29th July 2002, 6:49 PM	#7
Snufkin OCAU Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Surrounded by headphones Posts: 6,273	Which pretty much covers your options

30th July 2002, 12:48 AM	#9
wohaosg Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 317	Ohh...i see fish, that set up will cost a bomb wont it?