5.1 Sound Solution?

[Avago-Earo]

or anyone else interested in this matter.

*Haw*

Yeah I thought so.

When the results come it may be more interesting for people trying to get surround sound from Elite.

[GlobusDiablo]

Hi Globus Diablo (named from the circus performing thingy or something far darker?) or anyone else interested in this matter.

Going to go for the one I got the e-mail reply from. I've got copies of the conversations so if it doesn't work as described I've got back up. Not that I've had problems before returning faulty items but it's best to err on the side of caution with these matters.

It's worth a try on that basis. Probably order it on Saturday, funds allowing, then have to wait for it to arrive. If it does solve the uncompressed 5.1 over HDMI to SPDIF issue then it really just comes down to the sound quality. I will keep you posted anyway

Cheers friend. Nah, just a name I made up. Supposed to symbolize balance in opposites in some strange way.

Sounds good. Can't wait to hear what you find.

Funny thing is, digital 5.1 surround sound is easy to achieve in E: D if you use the dedicated terminals on the back of most up to date pc's for a pc speaker setup. The quality isn't HiFi though. It's only if you want to send the signal to a receiver, that you need hdmi capabilities.

Anyway. I'm pretty excited... And happy....

http://youtube.com/v/y6Sxv-sUYtM

[Avago-Earo]

[quote=Funny thing is, digital 5.1 surround sound is easy to achieve in E: D if you use the dedicated terminals on the back of most up to date pc's for a pc speaker setup

Yeah. I'm sure on the Frontier forum, and I think it may be on the thread you started as I remember reading through it back when, that people were discussing 5.1 via that method not really working. I could be wrong though.

I have passive speakers on my 5.1 system so I'd have to wire them in to separate amps and connect those amps via jacks to the PC sound card. I think? Unless I get 2 pairs of PC speakers + sub and mount them next to my existing speakers and then have power cables running down the walls too. That sounds not only ugly but more wires to deal with. I've already got 3 leccy guitars a bass guitar a MIDI keyboard and a MIDI drum kit with a 4 in 4 out usb recording device with the PC as a hub. You can imagine the cable management... This is all in the living room of my small flat so keeping things to a minimum is paramount. The blu ray player takes 2 optical inputs and so far I've used it for TV and the PS3, but now my PC is replacing the console I could plug the PC in SPDIF and be done with it.

If that device works, well we'll have to wait and see, but it sure would be a good thing.

[GlobusDiablo]

....I have passive speakers on my 5.1 system so I'd have to wire them in to separate amps and connect those amps via jacks to the PC sound card. I think? Unless I get 2 pairs of PC speakers + sub and mount them next to my existing speakers and then have power cables running down the walls too. That sounds not only ugly but more wires to deal with. I've already got 3 leccy guitars a bass guitar a MIDI keyboard and a MIDI drum kit with a 4 in 4 out usb recording device with the PC as a hub. You can imagine the cable management... This is all in the living room of my small flat so keeping things to a minimum is paramount. The blu ray player takes 2 optical inputs and so far I've used it for TV and the PS3, but now my PC is replacing the console I could plug the PC in SPDIF and be done with it.

If that device works, well we'll have to wait and see, but it sure would be a good thing.

Sounds a bit like a cluster fuck?....

Holding my breath on the magic box.

[Avago-Earo]

Yep cluster fuck about sums it up. I'm sure my neighbours have got used to the sound of cable ties late at night.

Whenever you say 'Magic Box' I get that 'too good to be true' feeling. But there's only one way to know for sure.

[GlobusDiablo]

By the way. No chance of 7.1 in E: Dangerous?

I've done a quick search, but can't find anything. I've got a 7.1 receiver, so 7.1 would be nice. But as far as I can make out, E: D supports 5.1 only, no?

[Avago-Earo]

By the way. No chance of 7.1 in E: Dangerous?

I've done a quick search, but can't find anything. I've got a 7.1 receiver, so 7.1 would be nice. But as far as I can make out, E: D supports 5.1 only, no?

I don't know. You'd think Frontier would have 7.1 and the future Holopolygraphic Laser Cone Sound Stage technologies covered as they have future proofed for up to 16K graphics.

[GlobusDiablo]

By the way. No chance of 7.1 in E: Dangerous?

I've done a quick search, but can't find anything. I've got a 7.1 receiver, so 7.1 would be nice. But as far as I can make out, E: D supports 5.1 only, no?

I don't know. You'd think Frontier would have 7.1 and the future Holopolygraphic Laser Cone Sound Stage technologies covered as they have future proofed for up to 16K graphics.

Indeed!

[Avago-Earo]

By the way. No chance of 7.1 in E: Dangerous?

I've done a quick search, but can't find anything. I've got a 7.1 receiver, so 7.1 would be nice. But as far as I can make out, E: D supports 5.1 only, no?

I don't know. You'd think Frontier would have 7.1 and the future Holopolygraphic Laser Cone Sound Stage technologies covered as they have future proofed for up to 16K graphics.

Indeed!

Don't you want to know what Holopolygraphic Laser Cone Sound Stage Technology is?

[GlobusDiablo]

Don't you want to know what Holopolygraphic Laser Cone Sound Stage Technology is?

I'm afraid to ask!