"treefroginometry" wrote in message
...
Hi group,

I recently bought myself a Creative Audigy Platinum eX, I currently have
it
connected to my amp (Technics SA-DX940) via the "Front L/R" output on the
card using a jack to RCA converter cable.
The cable is very old and and poor quality.

So, the problem... Obviously both amp and soundcard support DTS, using the
current setup I can't get a 5.1 channel signal from soundcard to amp. I
need
a way to do this. The external Audigy box has an optical output, but due
to
the amount of bending and length required to get to the amp, I can't use
it.
The Audigy also has a digital (coaxial?) output (looks like a female jack
plug), the trouble is, the amp doesn't appear to have an input for it,
that
would've been ideal.

Can anybody think of a way to connect these two devices that would allow
the
DTS signal or is it time to buy a new amp?

If it's new amp time (which I would really like to avoid), are there any
recomendations? I just need a DTS decoder and amplifier for 5 channels. I
wont bother with tuner and video in/out features of the Technics next
time,
they don't get used.

Thanks very much,

Nathan



Sorry, I've just realised I'm as blind as a bat.

I've just spotted the Front R/L, Rear R/L and Sub/center/rear center output
jacks on the soundcard (I thought they were mic/line-in)

So, a change of question. Does anybody know where I can get reasonably good
quality jack to RCA leads from, preferably in the UK?

Thanks,

Nathan

"treefroginometry" wrote in message


The Audigy also has a
digital (coaxial?) output (looks like a female jack plug), the
trouble is, the amp doesn't appear to have an input for it, that
would've been ideal.

Coax - optical converters are available from a number of sources.

"treefroginometry" wrote in message


The Audigy also has a
digital (coaxial?) output (looks like a female jack plug), the
trouble is, the amp doesn't appear to have an input for it, that
would've been ideal.

Coax - optical converters are available from a number of sources.

below ........ email I sent to Creative Labs while pondering a purchase of
their $200 audio computer interface sound card setup .......
these idiots can not even tell me the friggin distortion specs for their own
audio equipment.

Can anyone suggest a high quality sound card from a non China manufacturer ?

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Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:45:38 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Creative Americas Technical Support"

To: "BT"
Subject: Product information (Inside Sales) (KMM1908862I30L0KM)

Dear Bruce,

We regret to inform you that we do not have the spec for Total IM and HM
distortion at rated output from
20-20kHz.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

For faster service please reply with previous correspondences when
replying to this email.

Best Regards

Ang Chai Soon
Technical Support
Creative Labs Americas

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:00:30 GMT, "Charles Bronson aka The Mechanic"
wrote:

below ........ email I sent to Creative Labs while pondering a purchase of
their $200 audio computer interface sound card setup .......
these idiots can not even tell me the friggin distortion specs for their own
audio equipment.

Can anyone suggest a high quality sound card from a non China manufacturer ?

The Audigy may be suitable for your needs, and includes a lot of
features useful to the general user and gamer. For musicians, it's
off the bottom of the scale. What 's your intended use?

more from the 'Laurence Payne school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:00:30 GMT, "Charles Bronson aka The Mechanic"
wrote:

below ........ email I sent to Creative Labs while pondering a
purchase of their $200 audio computer interface sound card setup
....... these idiots can not even tell me the friggin distortion specs
for their own audio equipment.

Can anyone suggest a high quality sound card from a non China
manufacturer ?

The Audigy may be suitable for your needs, and includes a lot of
features useful to the general user and gamer. For musicians, it's
off the bottom of the scale. What 's your intended use?

Have you tried an Audigy with the project kx drivers ? Very powerful! The
interface can be difficult but that kinda comes with the power

For a start it improves overall THD etc by reversing front and rear
outputs. ATM I'm experimenting with bi-amping by sending low frequencies of
a stereo source to the 'front' output and high to the 'back', with
interesting results.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:40:33 +0000 (UTC), Jim H
wrote:

Have you tried an Audigy with the project kx drivers ? Very powerful! The
interface can be difficult but that kinda comes with the power

For a start it improves overall THD etc by reversing front and rear
outputs. ATM I'm experimenting with bi-amping by sending low frequencies of
a stereo source to the 'front' output and high to the 'back', with
interesting results.

Where can one find these?

Kal

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:40:33 +0000 (UTC), Jim H
wrote:

Have you tried an Audigy with the project kx drivers ? Very powerful! The
interface can be difficult but that kinda comes with the power

For a start it improves overall THD etc by reversing front and rear
outputs. ATM I'm experimenting with bi-amping by sending low frequencies of
a stereo source to the 'front' output and high to the 'back', with
interesting results.

Where can one find these?

Kal

"Jim H" wrote in message
...
more from the 'Laurence Payne school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:00:30 GMT, "Charles Bronson aka The Mechanic"
wrote:

below ........ email I sent to Creative Labs while pondering a
purchase of their $200 audio computer interface sound card setup
....... these idiots can not even tell me the friggin distortion specs
for their own audio equipment.

Can anyone suggest a high quality sound card from a non China
manufacturer ?

The Audigy may be suitable for your needs, and includes a lot of
features useful to the general user and gamer. For musicians, it's
off the bottom of the scale. What 's your intended use?

Have you tried an Audigy with the project kx drivers ? Very powerful! The
interface can be difficult but that kinda comes with the power

For a start it improves overall THD etc by reversing front and rear
outputs. ATM I'm experimenting with bi-amping by sending low frequencies
of
a stereo source to the 'front' output and high to the 'back', with
interesting results.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

Thanks for that - quite a thing on my Audigy Platinum, much better interface
than Creative's. Google search finds it straight away btw Kalman.

b/w

Rob

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 10:14:33 -0000, "RJH"
wrote:

Thanks for that - quite a thing on my Audigy Platinum, much better interface
than Creative's. Google search finds it straight away btw Kalman.

You're still restricted to 48KHz. Be sure that won't annoy you
before buying an Audigy.