5.1 Surround Sound Setup

[gurpsone]

Hi, I recently saw on sale an SACD of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, mixed in 5.1 surround sound. The reviews of the album sounded like it sounded amazing and made me consider, for the first time, buying an SACD player and a 5.1 Surround Sound System.

My current set up is as follows..

Pioneer Hi-Fi system with a PL-Z93 turntable, CD player,radio and tape deck. The Hi-Fi has a audio input selector with phono,tuner,tape,video and CD input. The ones I use the most are the video and phono inputs.

My computer is in the same room. I have a Creative X-FI HD Sound Blaster USB external soundcard. It has line outputs at the back. I have connected these via an RCA to RCA cable to the video inputs of the Pioneer Hi-Fi system. This then outputs sound to two very old JVC S-40 bookshelf speakers. I also use my Shure SRH840 headphones to listen to music.

I'm not sure how much relevance, if any the above information has.

But basically, I would like to enjoy 5.1 surround sound on SACD's and maybe even computer games like Battlefield 3..in addition to movies etc. As far as I am aware, the USB external soundcard is not 5.1 compatible. However I do have an Asus Xonar 5.1 pci soundcard lying around somewhere that I could use instead.

Sorry for the long thread, but any help would be much appreciated.

If someone could point me in the right direction and tell me how much a system like this would cost. That way I can give you guys a budget.

 

[j_garcia]

DSOTM on SACD IS awesome, but building a system based around that or the SACD and DVD-A formats is sort of a lot cause at this point since both formats are nearly dead. You can still pick up DSOTM on SACD pretty cheap, but most other discs that are considered top on SACD are out of print and fairly expensive. That doesn't mean you shouldn't put together a multichannel system by any means though.

What is the current receiver? If it doesn't have multichannel inputs or at least a digital connection, then you are going to have to upgrade that as well. I'd say you are looking at no less than $500 and probably up to $1K for what you are looking for.

 

[sholling]

I agree with j_garcia tha SACD is a nearly dead format and I wouldn't put a lot of money into it. There is a Blu-Ray audio version but it's super expensive and in my opinion over priced. But it has a TON of other stuff with it and it's still cheaper than buying an SACD player.

Dark Side Of The Moon Immersion Edition
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