spdif out broken?

Otis · Mar 14, 2006, 08:26 PM

Hi,
another day, another problem

Today I tried to ged rid of cable salad from Live Drive. According to Manual there is another optical out direct at the soundcard (Analog/Digital Out jack). Coaxial and Optical Out at Live Drive works properly (both use Epilog Out02/03) , but this SPDIF at Soundcard won't work. There should be at least a red light at the connection, but nothing...
Don't blame be if it's a coaxial out

(Soundblaster Live 5.1 Platinum)

Maddogg6 · Mar 14, 2006, 08:39 PM

Im pretty sure its coax... get a convertor maybe ??

Otis · Mar 14, 2006, 08:49 PM

uff, really?
I thougt it's a optical because at the retailpackage there was a strange optical cable which only fits in a 3,5mm connection (german: Klinken Anschluss). Don´t know what to do with, so I thought it's a special cable for this spdif at soundcard. lol

Maddogg6 · Mar 14, 2006, 09:02 PM

Im thinking - they were confusing the special 4 pole connector needed to access all 3 SPDIF's in that 1 jack - not sure if thats the case - but its what I suspect. Im not sure I have heard of a shared coax/optical in 1 jack - if so - why not use it on the live drive too??

**dj_stick** · Mar 15, 2006, 02:34 AM

there is no optical output on the card itself

you need a converter

joat · Mar 15, 2006, 09:16 AM

there are $20 protol converters about from optical to coax etc.
if you want everything to everything then check these out, i had to get one for work so we could get clean sound out of a new imac, it had optical out so it wasnt a complete loss.
They are about $160US

HTML Code:

 http://www.behringer.com/SRC2496

there are lots of other ones about that get into the $1000's

Mar 14, 2006, 08:26 PM	#1
Otis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	spdif out broken? Hi, another day, another problem Today I tried to ged rid of cable salad from Live Drive. According to Manual there is another optical out direct at the soundcard (Analog/Digital Out jack). Coaxial and Optical Out at Live Drive works properly (both use Epilog Out02/03) , but this SPDIF at Soundcard won't work. There should be at least a red light at the connection, but nothing... Don't blame be if it's a coaxial out (Soundblaster Live 5.1 Platinum)

Mar 15, 2006, 09:16 AM	#6
joat DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	there are $20 protol converters about from optical to coax etc. if you want everything to everything then check these out, i had to get one for work so we could get clean sound out of a new imac, it had optical out so it wasnt a complete loss. They are about $160US HTML Code: http://www.behringer.com/SRC2496 there are lots of other ones about that get into the $1000's __________________ AMD 3800 64 2X 939, 1gb ddr400, WD 36GB SATA 10k rpm, 200 & 2x 300 GB seagate sata, ATI 9600 256mb, audigy 2 zs. http://www.davethedog.co.nz Last edited by joat; Apr 3, 2006 at 09:47 AM.

Mar 14, 2006, 08:39 PM	#2
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	Im pretty sure its coax... get a convertor maybe ??

Mar 14, 2006, 08:49 PM	Thread Starter #3
Otis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	uff, really? I thougt it's a optical because at the retailpackage there was a strange optical cable which only fits in a 3,5mm connection (german: Klinken Anschluss). Don´t know what to do with, so I thought it's a special cable for this spdif at soundcard. lol

Mar 14, 2006, 09:02 PM	#4
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	Im thinking - they were confusing the special 4 pole connector needed to access all 3 SPDIF's in that 1 jack - not sure if thats the case - but its what I suspect. Im not sure I have heard of a shared coax/optical in 1 jack - if so - why not use it on the live drive too??