How many channels spdif

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JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Hide sidebar Show sidebar. Thread starter latrosicarius Start date Dec 23, I just bought an X-FI sound card with the 5.

Now I have a huge knot in my stomach that this whole home theater setup is going to be useless if I can't output all the channels I need 5. If so, I guess the problem is with X-FI? You can also use both. To wit:. SPDIF is a format that interconnects components in home entertainment systems or home theaters with digital high-fidelity systems for sound and music. With the optical format, the output signal that travels through the cable must be changed or converted from an electrical one to an optical or light-based one.

How do I connect Spdif to my TV? How do you use Alsamixer? Where is Asoundrc? Do you need both Alsa and PulseAudio? Does audio need pulse? Previous Article How did the Allies won the war? A question we are often asked is how to use existing audio equipment, such as an older analogue amplifier and speaker set, to devices with newer digital connections. Simply connect an optical cable from the digital audio, source such as a TV, and then connect that to the DAC which will then convert the digital signal to analogue, allowing the connection of your legacy equipment.

You may also find that you have an audio source that only has an analogue output such as a turntable, or media player. If you have a more modern amplifier or a sound bar that uses optical then you can still use these devices together by converting the older analogue signal to the newer digital optical or coaxial. Should you have more than one optical signal you wish to send to your amplifier or speaker system, but do not want to have to unplug and re-connect cables each time you change device, then you can use a switch.

Various types of Lindy optical switches are available.