Creative X-Fi titanium + Z-5500s

knexkid · Nov 8, 2010, 07:40 PM

Hey guys, sorry I've done some searching and I'm still confused so...anyways I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty pro and I'm picking up Logitech's z-5500s here in the next few days. My question is what is the best way to hook the speakers up to the sound card:
1. The usual 6 channel analog with the 3 cables (R/L, Center/sub, RearR/RearL)
2. Digital Optical
or
3. Digital Coax
Obviously I want this to be 5.1. I really don't know much about the optical or coax. Are they 5.1? Obviously I have a decent sound card so I want it to do the heavy lifting on sound processing. Thanks for your inputs

GeneralClaymore · Nov 14, 2010, 05:41 AM

The Ananlog 5.1 of the X-FI, when your using analog your using the sound card DAC. WHen your using digital, your using the DAC of the Z-5500s. And the DAC in the Z-5500 isnt that good.

knexkid · Nov 16, 2010, 05:10 AM

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that when using the digital output that the soundcard was no longer in charge of the processing, which is obviously the point of having a decent sound card. Thanks for the info.

Nov 8, 2010, 07:40 PM	#1
knexkid HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Creative X-Fi titanium + Z-5500s Hey guys, sorry I've done some searching and I'm still confused so...anyways I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty pro and I'm picking up Logitech's z-5500s here in the next few days. My question is what is the best way to hook the speakers up to the sound card: 1. The usual 6 channel analog with the 3 cables (R/L, Center/sub, RearR/RearL) 2. Digital Optical or 3. Digital Coax Obviously I want this to be 5.1. I really don't know much about the optical or coax. Are they 5.1? Obviously I have a decent sound card so I want it to do the heavy lifting on sound processing. Thanks for your inputs

Nov 14, 2010, 05:41 AM	#2
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Creative X-Fi titanium + Z-5500s The Ananlog 5.1 of the X-FI, when your using analog your using the sound card DAC. WHen your using digital, your using the DAC of the Z-5500s. And the DAC in the Z-5500 isnt that good. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm

Nov 16, 2010, 05:10 AM	Thread Starter #3
knexkid HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Creative X-Fi titanium + Z-5500s Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that when using the digital output that the soundcard was no longer in charge of the processing, which is obviously the point of having a decent sound card. Thanks for the info.