5.1 Surround Sound Cards?

[WhiteZero]

Ok, I've been looking into getting a pair os Suround Sound Headphones (click here for the pair I'm getting). Thusly I need to get a 5.1 compatable sound card as well. Now... the only thing is, that I'm confused with the connectors. The headphones have 3 connectors on it: 1 for rear, 1 for front, and one for center. Ok, thats cool, but everyone soundcard I've been looking at dosent have seperate ports for each channel, they just have the one.

So... if I get a 5.1 pair of headphones, then where am I supposed to plug them into?

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[Cole]

Just get a Sound Blaster Audigy LS(Dont have to be Audigy 2). Supports 5.1, I got it for like 40 bucks + Hitman 2(Came with it). A big sheet of paper comes with it to tell you how to plug things in to.

I'll try and find a link on newegg.com for one..

 

[Cole]

Here
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-166&depa=0
$41 Bucks
As one person said

I was looking for an inexpensive 5.1 audio upgrade and found this card. It seemed to good to be true, but, WOW, what a difference! I paired this up with a Creative Inspire 5.1 speaker system and it ...

Review scores seem pretty high. I recommend it.

 

[WhiteZero]

I was looking at this one myself: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-175&depa=0

So do you plud the multiple connector to the front plugins on the card or what?

 

[RTFMy]

I think thats it WhiteZero.

(not trying to hijack your thread) Does anybody know if that'll work on an nForce2 (dolby 5.1 compatible) motherboard cause i'm getting 5.1 headphones as well http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-401-016&depa=1

Sorry if this seems rude, didn't wanna start a new thread on it tho.

 

[Cole]

I'd think it would support it..not sure..

 

[No Limit]

If your headphones have inputs like that a SoundBlaster audigy and I think the LS will both work. I have it hooked up that way to my home entertainment system.

 

[samfox]

ok, I diggin up an old thread since I just brought Ozaki 5.1 surround headphones. To answer the first question - there are only 3 plugs (front, center and rear) - but remember each plug is in stereo - so your heaphones will be able to distinguish which is L&R even though you only have one plug for front - say. Compare this to normal headphone which only has one plug but you still get the sound in stereo!

My point of this post is that I cant get my surround heaphones to work properly on hl2 and CS:S; I read in some forums that it might be a bug and that I have to install older realtek drivers - which I did - and they seem to make it slightly better but still not fully functional.

This is v strange, I actually need to play a game beforehand (like GTA Vice City) which runs in 5.1. Then I close this game and open CS:S and only then will CS:S run in 5.1 - like it needs a primer game to kickstart 5.1. Then sometime after successive rounds on CS:S the channels automatically swop over - rear left becomes rear right etc.

Anyone experiencing similar problems?

Here are my specs, the sound card is build into the motherboard:

Gigabyte i915G, Intel 530 (3ghz), 512 DDR400; Winfast 6600GT 128 MB.