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27th Jul 2007, 14:51
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Hey guys,
I'm wanting to upgrade to surround sound speakers. I have an M-Audio Firewire Solo external sound card, which I bought because I do a lot of recording guitar, vocals etc, and I use it the other way for sound too. I was just wondering, can it handle 5.1 surround sound? I've been looking at specs online but none mention this. Also, how are the Phillips MMS460 5.1 speakers for a budget set? Thanks. |
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27th Jul 2007, 16:45
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Looking at the M-Audio site I very much doubt the sound card supports 5.1.
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2nd Aug 2007, 01:37
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Well, the reviews say that it does not support 5.1 surround sound. I am sorry to suggest you this but you will have to go for a new sound card. Look for an internal one and these days even the cheapest of the cards support 5.1 sound. So you can safely go for one.
Thanks. |
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9th Aug 2007, 06:22
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Ok guys thanks for the help. I have another question though:
Would my computers built in Soundmax Integrated Digital Audio thingy handle 5.1? The M-Audio Firewire Solo is just an external recording interface for guitars and microphones, which I use for recording demos, I just run the sound out through it too. If I were to just use the M-Audio box for recording into the computer and not playback, and then use the built-in Soundmax thing for audio playback, would I then be able to use surround sound? If so, to what extent would it be able to handle surround sound? 5.1? or higher? Thanks! |
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#5
9th Aug 2007, 06:32
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Depends if your motherboard sound card is 5.1.
If it isn't... a 5.1 dedicated sound card would be cheap as and will be much better quality than the on-board sound card anyway. |
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#6
9th Aug 2007, 06:40
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Thanks Dave, how do I go about finding out if my motherboard soundcard is 5.1? I'm not very good with this sort of stuff. I tried looking in Device Manager but couldn't see much, or didn't know where to look. Sorry for my ignorance!
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#7
9th Aug 2007, 06:42
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Do you know the make and model of either the PC or motherboard.
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#8
9th Aug 2007, 06:49
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It's a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo P, and according to Belarc, it's a FUJITSU SIEMENS P5SD1-FM2 Rev 1.xx motherboard (I think that's right?)
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#9
9th Aug 2007, 07:19
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According to their website it is, but anyway, just try it.
If it doesn't work you have lost nothing. |
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#10
9th Aug 2007, 09:39
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Thanks for the help, really appreciate it :)
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