If the material you are playing is not native DD/DTS source material, I don't see the concern with it being passed through spdif/toslink in its native 2.0 format as long as your receiver or speaker system expands it using PL-II or whatever matrix to get 5.1 out of your speakers (if having a stero signal artifically expanded to 5.1 is your cup of tea that is). DD live and what your NV sound did was basically the same thing, just at the sound card (earlier in the chain).
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:23:12 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] 6ch analog to Dolby Digital TOSLINK > > Just got my new Intel Q6600 system assembled only to > find out that the old nvidia > soundstorm on the a7n8x I replaced was the only > chipset made that did DD via > toslink/spdif. =( > > Problem: Supreme FX II (AD1988B) soundcard that comes > with the Asus Rampage does not > do DD via toslink unless it's passing on pre-encoded > DD source. In other words unlike > the Soundstorm, it does not encode it's own output to > DD for the toslink connector > forcing use of the three 3.5 analog outs. Further, > using analog 6-ch direct, the > logitech Z-680 seem to be mixing some audio from front > or rear to the subwoofer which > is a bitch given how boomy the 680's sub is! > > Solution: Looking for a either a replacement for the > soundcard that does encode it's > output to toslink unto DD thus not forcing me to go > the analog route *OR* a way to > convert the 6-channel analog back into DD so I can > continue to use my Logitech Z-680 > speakers via toslink. > > Audio aside, this thing rocks with a ATI 3870x2 and is > quiet & cool besides! Just > wish it had something as good as the old soundstorm, > bugs and all. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008
