Surround

So I've got this motherboard (MSI Z77A-G43) and this HTiB (Samsung HT-BD1250) system I got from my aunt & uncle. I've been using it as 2.1 for about a year now but thought it was time to get 5.1 working. There are images of all the HTBD1250s outputs / inputs in the link and it supposedly...

Hey everyone, I've wanted to get a new pair of headphones for a while now. Only thing is, I know absolutely nothing for the most part about headphones and sound. So I was hoping some of you knowledgeable people on here could help me. Currently I have a Logitech G35 headset which seems pretty...

Hello, I am looking to upgrade my headset/headphones (currently using the Ozone Rage ST headset, rather nice quality for its price) in order to get (much) better sound quality, and if possible, surround sounds for more immersive gameplay. Now I have multiple options,n here is each of them: -I...

Hi! I want to purchase a headphone that is good for listening to music and gaming as well. My current oprions are the these two headphones. Since they are open back ones, the should provide a wider soundstage with greater positional audio in games like Counter Strike. What are the differences...

I just bought this: Samsung HT-J555W Home Theater And my motherboard is this: H81M-P33 I've connected the receiver -> pc with 2x Phono -> 1 jack into my pc sound card. Problem is i only got stereo. In tests and in 5.1 movies. It's only front and left which are working. When i test all speakers...

Hi. My motherboard is Asus M489GTD Pro, which supports surround sound. I have the Logitech Z506 set of surround speakers attached to my PC. Surround sounds clearly work in things like video games. The problem is that it doesn't work in movies I rent on Itunes and Google Play. I only get...

Hello, my vizio m-series 4k smart tv is not working when hooked up to the sound bar. It says to just simply plug in an hdmi from the soundbar to the tv's ARC port. When powered on, the soundbar's lights go up and down, which I assume is a sync mode, and doesnt output sound. The sound still goes...

Hi all, I've been struggling with this problem for a few days now. I've scoured the net looking for solutions, but nothing seems to work. I'd really appreciate some help with this. My setup is like so: [SOURCE] ---<HDMI Cable>---Audio Extractor ---<HDMI Cable>----Projector ...

Yes I know there are tons of these, but I always see suggestions for budget systems etc. as well as I'm somewhat confused on how to do this correctly even after reading the other posts. It's going to take me some time, but I'm look to get the ideal set-up for 5.2 surround sound. My PC: Asus...

Hey People, So I need to buy a new headset,and I'm a student on a budget. I'm an avid gamer and love FPS and loving RAINBOW SIX :Seige at the moment. I'm looking for a headset that can give me good sound and "location sound" as some would say.For instance,hear footsteps,gun clips etc. Now...

Hello, I am looking for a headset that includes: -PC & PS4 platform -Surround sound (5.1 or 7.1 doesn't matter) for both pc and ps4 -good bass (for explosions) This seems an easy task, but i can't figure it out online. Alot of "surround sound" headsets require software, so they won't deliver...

So what I have is my pc, bose lifestyle av28 receiver, panasonic tv (st50 viera) and bose home theater system(https://www.bose.com/products/speakers/home_theater/acoustimass-10-speaker-system.html#v=am10_v_black) What I want to do is play video from my pc to the tv and obviously play the audio...

I have an Acer Aspire with 1 Headphone jack input and 1 output and something called stereo mix, which I just cannot make sense of! My laptop is connected to a fairly old JVC TV. I have 2 sets of 2.1 PC systems I'd would love to somehow setup into a surround sound system. I'm not a rich man, so...

I currently own the Asus Xonar DS sound card and the 7.1 on my Razer Tiamat sounds weird and echos a lot. I am not sure if that is just my sound card or just the true 7.1 surround sound, the stereo mode works fine and the quality is very good. Instead i was thinking about buying new closed...

Hi all, This forum helped me a lot in the past, and usually I find my answers here....but after hours of searching I'm desperate. I hope someone would give me a straight answer and put my mind at ease. I have the following setup: - MSI GT70 laptop with NVIDIA GTX770M (hdmi and Mini DP port) and...

I am using the ASUS Xonar DGX sound card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132052 and a Onkyo TX-SR500: http://www.onkyousa.com/Products/model.php?m=TX-SR500&class=Receiver I am attempting to get surround sound working through these devices. I have my sound system...

Hello, I have purchase creative inspire t6300 speakers, which are 5.1, I got them all hooked up with my external usb sound card and it all works perfectly when I am configuring or when I 'test' on sound section, however as soon as I try to play any music on it, it only outputs it through the...

so i got a tv as a monitor recently but at the moment i only have skype and teamspeak on the audio of it and on my computer speakers i have all the games and such i was wondering is there any way i could connect my computer speakers with the tv and get a surround sound kinda thing (software) for...

Hello, I'm Sjana. This is the first time I'm creating a thread on Tomsguide because usually I can find the answer by searching this forum. However this time I'm in need of answers for something I don't know that much about. Audio. I'll start with my current situation. PC with ASUS Xonar...

Jumping right in, I am building a new pc within the next month or so hopefully, and i want to be able to get true 5.1 or 7.1 discrete channels from my pc. These are the (important?) specs. Motherboard: ASRock 970 Performance GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 (Not X) The motherboard has an Optical...