Hey any sound buff would like to help me with this-----connect 5.1 digital speakers to a soundcard through digital input or analog. connection.
there are few speakers that are available in the market which havea digital output but most of the soundcard have a digital output.
is there a 7.1 speaker syste mwhich have a digital output.I found logitech z5500 they havea digital output. any 7.1 recommendations?????
2006-12-05 01:46:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
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2006-12-05 01:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by trailrider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above answers are only sort of right. It depends on what you are listening to. If its only surround sound home theater then Digital is better. This is because in the digital signal there is the specific information for each channel of the surround sound. This isn't possible in analog without and individual cable for each channel. This is what super audio is.
However if you are only listening to music, music is generally recorded in stereo format. Here there is a disadvantage for digital. In digital, the CD player has to take the analog signal and convert it to a digital signal and then send it to the stereo which converts it back to analog and then sends it over the speakers. With ana analog connection there is no conversion. You also are not relying on how could the signal processor is to do digital to analog conversion. If I were to play you stereo over a digital cable vs audio from an analog cable you would hear the difference. Audio buffs for music stick with 2 great quality speakers, and an analog hook-up.
Fpr the last answer I would say that the crossover is set to only send highs and mids to the speakers, it thinks there is a sub hooked up to the dedicated sub port. An old analog JVC receiver is not going to produce bass while a new one wouldn't
2006-12-05 12:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by grdmiller 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well actually all music you can hear is analog.. so somewhere along the way the digital signal will have to be converted to analog, so the speakers can reproduce the signal. the more you convert the signal the more imperfect signal will be. to produce the multi channel sound the work is done in the digital domain and then converted to analog in the amplifier section of the receiver to power the speakers. Most audiophiles prefer analog sound ( LP ) on 2 speakers as being the ultimate in fidelity( true to the original sound). Sound being a sine wave in analog then converted to digital has a roughness to it made by the conversion process.called sampling.remembering digital is only zeros and ones. gets complicated beyond this so will not go Any further.
2006-12-05 14:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by audiophile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I used to have an old JVC amp with seperate tuner and no surround. I called JVC and they said the amp was rated at 40 watts of power to the speakers they had the deepest bass. I have bought another JVC reciever with surround and the bass is gone even though it has 100 watts to all channels. I think the older analog recievers are made to sound better.
2006-12-05 18:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by Gamerdude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
digital is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better
2006-12-05 11:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Zack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No brainer, digital.
2006-12-05 09:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no doubt about it, digital
2006-12-05 09:54:16 · answer #7 · answered by busu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
digita and 7.1 is better
2006-12-05 10:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by abhishek aggarwal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
digital!!!!
2006-12-05 09:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by sco m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋