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PC Audio out, what's the best way to connect my receiver??

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kelemvor:

This really depends on what sort of outputs you have on your sound card.

Simplest way is jsut to use a headphone jack splitter that goes to the red/white RCA type plugs on the other end and then run that to the receiver.  But if you're sound ccard supports 5.1, then you can get special cables to do that too and keep the surround sound signals.

genesim:

You obviously need an aplifier to drive teh speakers.

After that just run a y-splitter from the front analog audio outs.

For multi speakers you can also go analog, or run the SPDIF through a number of ways.

Either use a computer 5.1 surround system which will decode for you, or run it to an amplifier with an on board decoder, but 5.1 really is overkill.

I use 4.1 and have great results by just having 2.1 to the front and 2.0 to the back using the analog outs.    EAX is the bomb!

weasel-like_animal:

If you are set on using a receiver, digital out would get good results, then good speaker wire. If you don't need it though, might be more trouble then its worth. A high quality 2.1 system would be great, like the older Klipsch model is outstanding.

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