[Matt255]

i am planning to get the energy take classic 5.1 speakers i am wondering how will i connect them to my pc and still be able to get 5.1 sound. Will i need an av receiver to connect them?

 

[Knucklehead90]

Yes you will need an AVR. And to get full value from them you'll need the on-board sound chip or an add-on sound card that is surround sound capable.

 

[Julio Castrejon]

Yes it looks like you will need one after all. You can use your PC HDMI out or Optical out for the 5.1 sound.

 

[jmh547]

What computer/motherboard do you have. You may not need a sound card as some on board sound has digital outputs and descrete line level outputs for each channel. If you use a digital output you will need an avr for the decoding, if yours has line level you could just get an amp and let the computer decode. Right now I am using an onboard optical output to my avr

 

[Matt255]

What computer/motherboard do you have. You may not need a sound card as some on board sound has digital outputs and descrete line level outputs for each channel. If you use a digital output you will need an avr for the decoding, if yours has line level you could just get an amp and let the computer decode. Right now I am using an onboard optical output to my avr

my motherboard is an asus hero vii and can you recommend a av receiver for me

 

[Knucklehead90]

Your motherboard has optical out and supports 7.1 audio so any modern AVR will have the necessary inputs.

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