Re: DD 5.1 Via Coaxial Out....HOW?

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:56:22 -0500, PoorComa
<PoorComa.36dbrf@no.email.invalid> wrote:

>
>I recently built a rig which has built in optical and coaxial SPDIF
>output on the mobo ('Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3' (http://tinyurl.com/3xvykg))
>and I cannot figure out how to get digial out to my reciever ('Sony
>STR-DE997' (http://tinyurl.com/2bsfpu)).
>
>When I hook it up via coax to my receiver all I can get is PCM 48. It
>doesn't matter if I'm watchin a movie or just playing mp3s. I've tried
>everything I can think of to fix this (drivers, powerdvd setting, audi
>mixer setting). I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong since I'm new
>to the whole PC audio scene.
>
>I am able to get surround sound by running the analog outs on my mobo
>to my recievers multi-channel input but I'd really like to cut down on
>all the cables....plus when I go through the analog my subwoofer sounds
>weak even on max and it is surely no wimp ('Klipsch 12\"'
>(http://tinyurl.com/yr5u6a)) Also, on analog I don't get that cool blue
>light lit up on my reciever....I mean aesthetics counts for something as
>well.
>
>Thanks for anyhelp
>-Kevin the n00b
>

You wouldn't get surround on an MP3 since it's 2 channels.
Your (motherboard?) sound might offer some virtualized mode
or the receiver might instead. For source with more
channels, you'd need a sound card that supports Dolby
Encoded output. Google should find some.