thanks I figured it depended on how good the decoder stuff in the speaker amp is - if the Audigy2 decoder and Logitech decoder are about equal, or the Logitech is better, then it would be cleaner sending a digital signal from the Audigy2 to the amp. Only if the Audigy2 decoder were way better would the analog be prefereable, I guess. And I doubt as much as the Logitech rig costs if the decoder would be cheap. OK, so I'll try a digital cable :-)
-Ben > OHH OHH ok > > if you only have analog defiantly get the digital stuff its going to be way > better. i mean i go analog now and it sounds awesome but digital is the way > to go if there was any doubt in your mind chief > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:16 PM > Subject: RE: SoundBlaster/speaker question > > > > Dunno which one sounds better. > > Have only got the analog cables which came with the speakers. > > > > Before I went out and bought a digital SP/DIF cable, wanted to see if > anyone > > knew whether it would be an improvement. > > > > Have to guess which decoder is better, the sound card's or the speaker > amp's. > > Or do research on the web. > > > > Or, as a science experiment, get the other cable and see which is better.. > > > > thanks. > > > > -Ben > > > > > 0_0 > > > Well.. > > > > > > Which one *sounds* better? > > > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Hi Bill (or anyone else who knows a lot about SoundBlaster), > > > > > > My new super-Dell came with a SoundBlaster Audigy2 card, and I got the > > > awesome > > > Logitech Z-680 THX 5.1 speakers. > > > > > > The Audigy2 is supposed to have really good DD and DTS decoding. The > > > Logitech 500-watt amp also has hardware decoding. > > > > > > I have 2 options for connecting the Audigy2 and speakers: > > > > > > (1) digital cable (SP/DIF) from sound card to speaker control unit, or > > > (2) 3 analog cables (front, rear, center/sub). > > > > > > (1) lets speakers do the decoding, (2) lets the sound card. > > > > > > Any opinions on which would be better? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > /Ben > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
