nForce2 Speakers?

[pelly]

Just curious.....is anyone running an nForce2 with SoundStorm audio ( Dolby-Digital )?

If so, what speakers are you using to take advantage of the digital signal?

[volt]

SoundStorm with external bay ?

[pelly]

Anyone connecting to digital speakers ( ie: Logitech Z-680 ) using 24-bit S/PDIF Out on the motherboard?

[zoolap]

I use an av amp when i can (sony str-db940). This may be cumbersome, but it may be worth looking at some hi-fi stores as there are some decent dolby digital/dts surround receivers available cheaply these days. Get some good budget speakers and you've also got something nice for dvd.

I am somewhat disapointed with the SoundStorm system so far... even though I followed the instructions to the T, I cannot get audio on all 5 speakers. With Dolby enabled, I get all channels routed to the 2 front speakers, and with it disabled, the center speaker does not work.


BTW, these are ANALOG speakers... could not get the digital variety :-(
Damn.

[PenguinJim]

Hey CyberMacGuyver, if you get this problem fixed could you let us all know please?

I have same problem with A7N8X Deluxe and Creative DTT2200s.

Sound works great, except Centre Speaker stuff seems limited to the sub

[SavagePaladin]

I use yamaha tss1s on my nforce

I can't say they're the best, but they were cheap and are pretty decent still.

[Red Dog]

im using a digital coax "monster" cable to connect my A7N8X's onboard spdif and my brand schpankin' new Z-680's. (WOOOT)

wow, these speakers are awesome! the sub will break s&#t around your room and rattle things off your desk when cranked!

(sound is subjective, but)

compared to the analog 5.1, the digital output most deffinately has better sound quality. the individual channels are extremely clear and seem more individualy defined. the sub and center channels benefit substantialy.

5.1 audio tracks sound awesome in wmp9.

I will never go back to analog.

this is an interesting one page article on the soundstorms digital in use. http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=134416

[Red Dog]

couple more things to add,

most "normal" rca jack av cables lack the required bandwidth for the digital connection.

a "digital coax" cable is required. I tried both and I can hear the diff, your mileage may vary. I bought an 8ft cable because I assumed it plugged into the sub like my old 5.1's. I was wrong, you prob only need a less expensive 4ft cord because it plugs in to the 680'scontrol pod instead.

I hear absolutey NO hiss at any volume level (in a quiet room), a problem which was reported by some z680 users and supposedly fixed in a later revision of the 680 control pod. (rf shielding issue)

the digital decoder on the z680 will automaticaly set the correct dolby effect mode.

something else I forgot......

oh yeah, the z680's seemed to be tight out of the box. after several hours of break in they seemed to become both louder and more responive.

[SnakeEyes]

Well, I'm not quite using the nForce2 with my speakers yet. But that's only because I haven't bought my motherboard yet. When I do I'll be using it with my Cambridge Soundworks DTT3500 speakers. Based on present experience with these speakers using my Optical input from a Hercules Game Theater XP and watching a DVD, I fully expect the nForce2 to be spectacular.

[nin_fragile14]

My brother is using an optical digital cable from his Abit nforce 2 to his Yamaha HTR-5460 receiver. He's running Klipsch RF-5s off it, and they sound great.

[Nephilim]

It has been my experience that using any cambridge soundworks speakers OLDER than the DTT3500 you will HAVE to set the speakers to 4 point surround in windows (control panel-->sounds and audio devices-->advanced button under the speaker settings) for the center channel to work.

This is a problem with the creative speakers.