Yamaha RX-Z9 Amp and MMPC with X-FI

[NightWolf]

Hey,

I have a Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music... And i have a mmpc... I have a 7.1 speaker setup and i need a way of connecting my sound card to my yamaha amp...

I have only digital coax and digital optical connections in the back of the amp... I have tried using a 3.5mm jack to rca for digital coax however i only get 2.1 sound... Leaving me with crap audio quality and 5 speakers unused...

Will the creative Digital I/O Module give me 7.1 or even 5.1 surround sound??? Also can i use a mic if i get a Digital I/O Module???

Is it possible that my AMp can ecode a DTS signal and process it as 7.1 surround..? Like that DTS box from creative.. but intergrated in my AMP???

My amp is a Yamaha RX-Z9:
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/Yamaha_RX-Z9p1.php

How can i connect it using analog??? How do i connect it for 7.1 sound (the x-fi xtreme music sound card only has 3 output ports yet does 7.1 sound)???

Thanks,

NW

 

[rtcp]

My guess is that the easiest way to do it would be to buy a 7.1 sound card with s/pdif out, such as the M-Audio Revolution 7.1.

 

[rtcp]

Or you could probably use a bunch of 3.5mm to rca cables to connect your x-fi to the multi channel input on your receiver.

 

[jcPanny]

Sound card connections

NW,
Did you try using one of these adapters to get the coax audio output from your sound card?
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=16&product=1780
I would assume that you would get a multichannel output with an appropriate source like a DVD. If not, upgrade the sound card so you can get a digital connection to your high end Yamaha receiver and take advantage of its bass management and D/As.