First post, by janskjaer
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Does the Sound Blaster Live! support multi-channel over the SPDIF or mini-DIN connections?
My Cambridge Soundworks DTT 3500 decoder has mini-DIN, SPDIF and 3.5mm Front and Rear (no center) input connections.
Using my Sound Blaster Live! CT4760+CT4660, and the DTT 3500.
Using a Windows 9x system, and Liveware 3.0 drivers, I have tested:
- mini-DIN - mini-DIN
- SPDIF RCA - SPDIF RCA
- 3.5mm Front and Rear Jacks - 3.5mm Front and Rear Jacks
3.5mm F and R connection provides 4.1 analog output as expected.
Using DIN to DIN connection only produces sound on front- left and right channels when choosing a 4.1 speaker setup.
If I check the 'Digital Output Only' option in the Creative speaker application, only 2.1 channel setup is available.
This is the same using the SPDIF RCA cable.
On a 5.1 channel Live! (e.g. SB0060, SB0100), would this be any different? Is is possible to have 5.1 channel support on using only either the mini-DIN or SPDIF cable?
Or is 5.1 support only available via 3.5mm analog cables, presumably a Front, Rear and Centre/Sub 3.5mm jack connectors?
For comparison, on another machine using WIndows Vista, I installed an X-Fi XtremeMusic and attached a third party Optical/SPDIF bracket to the AD_EXT. Using the same SPDIF RCA cable connected to the DTT 3500, a speaker test in WIndows revealed 5.1 multi-channel support.
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