Can the Audigy 2 ZS play digital 5.1 audio?

Salec · Nov 8, 2006, 06:46 AM

I recently had someone craft me an optical in/out connection for my Audigy 2 ZS that makes use of the spdif in/out. I have my xbox 360 connected to it and can play regular digital stereo perfectly fine. However, when I switch over to a 5.1 surround (i'm assuming an ac3 compressed signal) I get nothing. Can the audigy play this back? Or does it just pass through? I have analog speakers connected to the soundcard so passing it through doesn't help at all.

Any ideas?

**dj_stick** · Nov 8, 2006, 08:12 AM

check your soundcard control panels for AC-3 Decode… it'll be there somewhere

jiiteepee · Nov 8, 2006, 09:17 AM

Have you also toggled the Bit-Accurate option(s)?

jiitee

Nov 8, 2006, 06:46 AM	#1
Salec DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Can the Audigy 2 ZS play digital 5.1 audio? I recently had someone craft me an optical in/out connection for my Audigy 2 ZS that makes use of the spdif in/out. I have my xbox 360 connected to it and can play regular digital stereo perfectly fine. However, when I switch over to a 5.1 surround (i'm assuming an ac3 compressed signal) I get nothing. Can the audigy play this back? Or does it just pass through? I have analog speakers connected to the soundcard so passing it through doesn't help at all. Any ideas?

Nov 8, 2006, 09:17 AM	#3
jiiteepee HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FI Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	Have you also toggled the Bit-Accurate option(s)? jiitee