Hi! I have the following setup:
- Windows 11 desktop PC: Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS D4 and soundcard Creative Sound Blaster Z SE. Also an optical Blu-ray drive and 1080p DLP projector.
- Yamaha receiver HTR-6130, connected to five speakers and a subwoofer. Creative sound card is connected to the receiver via Toslink.
- On the PC, for viewing movies, currently programs VLC and Leawo Blu-ray Player are installed. Additionally, the soundcard has it's own software, of which a picture is attached.
Now, is it possible to gain 5.1 surround audio with this setup, or am I in a situation where sound via HDMI would be much better, easier, or perhaps the only possible solution? I know that the sound card supports Dolby and DTS, and when you change the settings in the picture, the receiver reacts to that accordingly, displaying either a logo of Dolby or DTS, but alas, I have not ever been able to get 5.1 sound out, not even in the Windows' audio test. The receiver does not support sound via HDMI, even though it has three ports, since it's very old, so I'm prepared to buy a modern one if necessary. Yet to add, for the Creative sound card, Windows does not offer in it's settings an option for 5.1, only stereo, though the Creative software itself does seem to have enabled 5.1 sound.
Before making a hasty decision, I would just like to know, what is possible with this current setup, if anything, and if there any limitations needed to be known before purchasing an expensive new amp, likely related to the Windows enviroment. Do I need different applications, certain kind of HDMI cords or possibly anything else? The quality of sound is not the top priority, but to get some sort of acceptable surround sound out for movie watching either using a disc or watching via streaming service, so, compression is not an issue.
Thanks for your time!
- Windows 11 desktop PC: Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS D4 and soundcard Creative Sound Blaster Z SE. Also an optical Blu-ray drive and 1080p DLP projector.
- Yamaha receiver HTR-6130, connected to five speakers and a subwoofer. Creative sound card is connected to the receiver via Toslink.
- On the PC, for viewing movies, currently programs VLC and Leawo Blu-ray Player are installed. Additionally, the soundcard has it's own software, of which a picture is attached.
Now, is it possible to gain 5.1 surround audio with this setup, or am I in a situation where sound via HDMI would be much better, easier, or perhaps the only possible solution? I know that the sound card supports Dolby and DTS, and when you change the settings in the picture, the receiver reacts to that accordingly, displaying either a logo of Dolby or DTS, but alas, I have not ever been able to get 5.1 sound out, not even in the Windows' audio test. The receiver does not support sound via HDMI, even though it has three ports, since it's very old, so I'm prepared to buy a modern one if necessary. Yet to add, for the Creative sound card, Windows does not offer in it's settings an option for 5.1, only stereo, though the Creative software itself does seem to have enabled 5.1 sound.
Before making a hasty decision, I would just like to know, what is possible with this current setup, if anything, and if there any limitations needed to be known before purchasing an expensive new amp, likely related to the Windows enviroment. Do I need different applications, certain kind of HDMI cords or possibly anything else? The quality of sound is not the top priority, but to get some sort of acceptable surround sound out for movie watching either using a disc or watching via streaming service, so, compression is not an issue.
Thanks for your time!
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