mine does have a Firewire port on the back of the sound card, but then I have another Firewire port behind a front door on the pc, plus a headphone jack.
> *nods* yea see mine is nice > it gives you a Firewire port as well as remote and nice setup for headphones > and optical in and out > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 2:19 PM > Subject: Re: SoundBlaster/speaker question > > > > Nope, just the internal card. > > There's a drive bay option with in/out connectors, but Creative doesn't > sell it > > separately yet. > > > > bb > > > do you have the audigy 2 ex? Mine is the external box with a remote and > its > > > so nice!! > > > ----- 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
