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Durrthock
05-06-2006, 08:32 AM
Im thinking about upgradeing to a 5.1 setup but i was wondering if its possible to combine 2 sets of speakers to make the work as one??

Nagoshi
05-06-2006, 08:35 AM
If you got a Sound Blaster Live! soundcard, or any better carts (in the Creative Labs series) I think you have a set of multiple outputs for multiple speaker sets, one for front, rear, and center/sub if I remember. the sound won't be as if you would be using a 5.1 system tho, cause if you play with the speaker's volume you'll have to adjust the other speaker's sound... unless youre using the Windows sound slider :P

Durrthock
05-06-2006, 12:07 PM
so i can just hook up two set of speakers cause i wanna buy a 5.1 and hook it up as well as my 2.1

Nagoshi
05-06-2006, 01:07 PM
yea but not all cards allows it... generally these cards will have 2 more jacks, for rear sound, and for central/sub, if I remember.

madmikejt12
05-06-2006, 03:05 PM
windows will not let you use more than one sound card at once for the same thing (as far as i know),
You can use 1 for recording and the other one for playing sounds though.

You could yet a 3.5mm splitter (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43086&criteria=3.5mm%20splitter&doy=6m5)

hope this helps
Mike :)

Nagoshi
05-07-2006, 10:37 AM
Thats not what I wanted to tell..

Sound Blaster Live! got more jacks than normal soundcards, and these extra jacks are for additional sound outputs, rear speakers and center/sub. I wasnt talking about using additional sound cards.

Plus, Live! cards are fairly cheap nowadays, you could get one for $40 CAN,which would make around $30 US.

CanaBalistic
05-11-2006, 08:49 PM
ok i had a lot of trouble with this when i was getting my sound hooked up. you can use your 2.1 setup but get a set of stereo speakers without the sub. plug the stereo speakers into the rear jacks of the sound card and PRESTO!

Nagoshi
05-11-2006, 09:35 PM
For more troubling sound, get two 2.1 setups and jack them to your front and rear jacks :D