New motherboard, can't seem to get 5.1 working as I'd like.

[plasmas222]

Recently upgraded my motherboard to an ASUS Z87-DELUXE <specs>. Since then I have tried every simple solution I can find to get my audio working correctly, but no luck.

A little more info: I am using a Sony STR-DN1030 receiver <specs>. I have my speakers & sub set up for 5.1. On my old motherboard I used a coaxial cable to the same receiver in the same setup and had no issues. Since no coaxial connection on the new board, I'm using SPDIF instead.

Everything works great, except the sub. The only time it works is when a DTS stream is playing or I can enable AC3 live encoding. So, my question is this - what's the best way to get all my non-surround sound audio to play in 5.1? ( I realize this isn't exactly what's going on, I just want to hear the sub) Do I need to get a sound card? Connect my computer and receiver differently?

I've tried combining AC3Filter and Virtual Audio Cable, but it looses a lot of quality this way... Need a better solution.

Please and thanks for any/all suggestions or advice. =D

 

[plasmas222]

I haven't found anything better than the connecting to a corner idea. Seems to be that or duplicate, and duplicate is out for me.

thee_prisoner - Yeah, I think we're finding the same things.


If anyone sees this and knows a way to solve this issue please share.


Big thanks to Pinhedd and others for the info and help. =D

 

[Pinhedd]

I haven't found anything better than the connecting to a corner idea. Seems to be that or duplicate, and duplicate is out for me.

thee_prisoner - Yeah, I think we're finding the same things.


If anyone sees this and knows a way to solve this issue please share.


Big thanks to Pinhedd and others for the info and help. =D

I know that AMD's Catalyst Control Center has the ability to disable individual displays, but I don't know if the internal Windows one is capable of doing that.