5.1 channel surround sound setup help

[Command Center]

I'm building a home theater PC and I want a set up a 5.1 surround sound channel. I was looking at the Logitech Z506 75 watts RMS 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers, and the biggest speaker had a bunch on inputs and outputs. My question is do I need a sound card as a middle man between my PC and the 5.1 channel or does the big speaker have some sort of integrated encoder?

 

[noidea_77]

No built-in decoder, but the onboard audio of most mobo will do.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

You must have a sound card that supports 5 channel audio as well.

The speakers alone can't do it whatever make or model they are. They need 5 channel audio going in to them to get 5 channel audio out of them..

 

[Command Center]

No built-in decoder, but the onboard audio of most mobo will do.

What cable do I need to connect my PC to the surround sound speaker?

 

[Command Center]

You must have a sound card that supports 5 channel audio as well.

The speakers alone can't do it whatever make or model they are. They need 5 channel audio going in to them to get 5 channel audio out of them..

Can I use one cable to connect my PC to the main speaker (the one with 4 ins and outs) and then connect the 4 other speaker to the main speaker or will I have to get a sound card with 5 audio connectors and connect each speaker individually to my PC?

 

[noidea_77]

No built-in decoder, but the onboard audio of most mobo will do.

What cable do I need to connect my PC to the surround sound speaker?

The one that comes with the speakers.

 

[noidea_77]

You must have a sound card that supports 5 channel audio as well.

The speakers alone can't do it whatever make or model they are. They need 5 channel audio going in to them to get 5 channel audio out of them..

Can I use one cable to connect my PC to the main speaker (the one with 4 ins and outs) and then connect the 4 other speaker to the main speaker or will I have to get a sound card with 5 audio connectors and connect each speaker individually to my PC?

What about downloading the manual and read for yourself? http/support.logitech.com/product/surround-sound-speaker-z506

 

[Command Center]

You must have a sound card that supports 5 channel audio as well.

The speakers alone can't do it whatever make or model they are. They need 5 channel audio going in to them to get 5 channel audio out of them..

Can I use one cable to connect my PC to the main speaker (the one with 4 ins and outs) and then connect the 4 other speaker to the main speaker or will I have to get a sound card with 5 audio connectors and connect each speaker individually to my PC?

What about downloading the manual and read for yourself? http/support.logitech.com/product/surround-sound-speaker-z506

I'm not going to lie your short answers irritated me and felt condescending, but the manual did help me a lot so thanks

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Short answers irritating and condescending? Toughen up dude.

You must understand we deal with hundreds of problems every week.
We are all volunteers, we are not here to answer simple things like what cable to use if the poster can't be bothered to read product instructions.