speaker questions

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 06:41 AM

i have the the logitech z-5500s and i have a few questions.

on the back of my subwoofer it says digital but it has no digital inputs or outputs all it has is the speaker wire(is that analog?).

and i saw on newegg some pictures that one is totally digital no speaker wire.

why is that and why did i get the speaker wire and not digital.

and how much better is digital then speaker wire.

here is a link for the pictures
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...eaker+-+Retail

i DID NOT BUY THESE FROM NEWEGG I BOUGHT THEM AT WWW.AMAZON.COM CAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER THEN NEWEGG.

is there anything i can do here so i can get digital.

any help is appreciated.

vortmax · 12-18-2005, 08:20 AM

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by vortmax

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

which is better optical and digital. and what is optical and digital?

mike4realz · 12-18-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by AMD64

which is better optical and digital. and what is optical and digital?

optical and digital has the same performance cuz they both process digital sounds and the only difference between the two is that optical transfer signals using light (which is immune to EMI aka ElectroMagnetic Interference) and digital transfer signals using electricity

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vortmax

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

will that be the same quality as with the rca plugs or will there be a quality loss.

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mike4realz

optical and digital has the same performance cuz they both process digital sounds and the only difference between the two is that optical transfer signals using light (which is immune to EMI aka ElectroMagnetic Interference) and digital transfer signals using electricity

which is cheaper and what do they both look like.

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vortmax

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

oh and where do i put that on a soundcard where is the digital thing on there. does my soundblaster 24 bit have it. if it doesnt its ok cause my parents bought me the x-fi xtreme music for christmas.

ckfordy · 12-18-2005, 11:44 PM

anybody?

bcomatts · 12-20-2005, 09:43 AM

read the manual.. it will tell you which is the digital output... jeez... what did you expect: "um its like the 3rd one from the right... with the whole.. the whole manl, the whole!"

12-18-2005, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	speaker questions i have the the logitech z-5500s and i have a few questions. on the back of my subwoofer it says digital but it has no digital inputs or outputs all it has is the speaker wire(is that analog?). and i saw on newegg some pictures that one is totally digital no speaker wire. why is that and why did i get the speaker wire and not digital. and how much better is digital then speaker wire. here is a link for the pictures http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...eaker+-+Retail i DID NOT BUY THESE FROM NEWEGG I BOUGHT THEM AT WWW.AMAZON.COM CAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER THEN NEWEGG. is there anything i can do here so i can get digital. any help is appreciated.

12-18-2005, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs. You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card. __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

12-20-2005, 09:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
bcomatts Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 42	read the manual.. it will tell you which is the digital output... jeez... what did you expect: "um its like the 3rd one from the right... with the whole.. the whole manl, the whole!" __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 AM2 ASUS M2NPV-VM w/onboard nVideo GeForce 6150 & nForce 430 4x 1gb DDR2-800 Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS 8x LiteOn DVD+/-RW Seagate 160gb SATA (OS Drive) 2x Maxtor 300gb 7200 RPM IDE Antec 500W ATX 12V v2.0 PSU Logitech Z5500 5.1 THX Speakers Win XP x64 Pro

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12-18-2005, 11:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	anybody?