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how to wire an audio reciever to a pc sound card
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The title of this basically says it all. I am buying a reciever from Circuit City (
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=108880
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Thanks in advance!
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I used a simple cable with mini jack on one end and dual RCA jacks on the other.
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That seems to be the best way to accomplish this cheaply. On newer sound cards and recievers, there is a digital out on the sound card that could be directly ran into a digital in on the receiver. I have a receiver that is from the mid 90's that does not have this option. I used the suggestion above. I suggest checking out some of the home theatre sites to get a good sound card for surround sound if that is what you are going for. Here is one:
http://www.htpcnews.com/
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Allright, thanks! Just what I was looking for. Plus in my price range! I'm not really trying for a surround sound system, so I'll probably just be keeping what I have now. However, I will remeber the link for my next project... heh heh heh.
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