Apologies for this newbie question.
I've just bought the basic Audigy 2 card and perhaps I'm being naive here
but was I wrong in thinking it's possible to output 5.1 channels to my amp
using the digital out? I'm particularly thinking of games.
I've connected a mini-jack to phono adapter to the digital out and a phono
lead from that to the digital in on my AV amp, but can only get sound from
the front left and right channels using the speaker test in the 'Speaker
Settings' application. I suspect the signal is not even digital, despite
having told it to output only digital signals, because my Amp automatically
switches to analogue if there is no digital signal present. However I have
managed to get full Dolby Digital 5.1 sound via the same cable arrangement
when using PowerDVD and a suitable DVD.
Am I missing something or am I hoping for too much from the Audigy card?
Bruce
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