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I think I'll end up grabbing a sound bar. Thanks so much for the help! :D

I'm using a AMD apu with onboard graphics, but the mobo I'm using has a HDMI port. Will it make any difference? And excuse the stupid question, but if I'm connecting through my mobo's HDMI port, won't I be using onboard sound instead of my soundcard?

Yeah, it's optical out on both my TV and sound card. Any suggestions on how to hook up my soundcard to my TV without optical input?

I am having a dilemma. I am connecting my HDTV's speakers to my newly built HTPC's sound card using a digital audio cable, but there is no sound. I'm very inexperienced with home audio, so any help would be greatly appreciated. :) My soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy RX 7.1...

Thanks for the help everyone! :D I think I'll end up going with a pair of active speakers, instead of getting an amp, to keep things simple.

I know next to nothing about home audio, but I know I need a amp to plug speakers in to my sound card. From what I understand, you connect your sound card to a amp, then the speakers get connected to the amp, which powers them (correct me if I'm wrong) But other than that, I have no knowledge of...

I'm building a HTPC for movies soon, and I have all the components selected, except for a sound card. Though my entire PC gaming life, I've used nothing but headphones, so anything regarding sound is completely alien to me. So, any suggestions/tips for a solid soundcard? NOTE: This HTPC is for...