I noticed there are only 5 plugs, not 6, on this card. Would I still be able to set up regular speakers and a separate subwoofer (no surround)?
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You can connect a 2.1 system. Connect the front speakers to the subwoofer and then connect the subwoofer to the front out of the card. It is detailed on page 6 of the card's quick start guide.
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Yes, they can always be swapped with other speakers, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy 5 speakers and only use 2 or 3 of them on a 5.1 system. You won't get a better "match" because they are designed as a set. They compliment each other in frequency response, impedance and imaging (trust me - I have designed many high end systems). I would however suggest adding a powered subwoofer. I added a Klipsch SW-450 to the Quintet 5.0 set on my home theater system, and the sound is incredible with that combination. They sound awesome with music too - much better than others I've listened to. Yes, they can always be swapped with other speakers, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy 5 speakers and only use 2 or 3 of them on a 5.1 system. You won't get a better "match" because they are designed as a set. They compliment each other in frequency response, impedance and imaging (trust me - I have designed many high end systems). I would however suggest adding a powered subwoofer. I added a Klipsch SW-450 to the Quintet 5.0 set on my home theater system, and the sound is incredible with that combination. They sound awesome with music too - much better than others I've... » Read More Yes, they can always be swapped with other speakers, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy 5 speakers and only use 2 or 3 of them on a 5.1 system. You won't get a better "match" because they are designed as a set. They compliment each other in frequency response, impedance and imaging (trust me - I have designed many high end systems). I would however suggest adding a powered subwoofer. I added a Klipsch SW-450 to the Quintet 5.0 set on my home theater system, and the sound is incredible with that combination. They sound awesome with music too - much better than others I've listened to. « Show Less
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These Amplifiers are for floor speakers only. You can hook up 4 speakers if you want but it was not designed for 5.1 surround. Its a Kickin' amplifier. Lot of power....Hope this helps.
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You can connect to seven speakers and one sub woofer. May be a different product with two sub woofer option available but I am not sure, you can search.
891761
I'm wondering the same. In your case though, since you've already got 6 Sonos devices, wouldn't it be best to get a playbar/woofer setup instead so that you can fwd it to all of your speakers?
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You have 5 separate channels on the back of the speaker. You could only connect the center channel but it would be a waste of the other speakers enclosed. There are much better choices if you are only looking for a center channel speaker.
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You need some sort of audio device in your system whether it be a built-in or an expansion card. If you computer has 6 audio ports you should be good. I've never had any issue hooking up 5.1 speakers to any computer. Also, consider some Logitech speakers, these actually aren't that great.
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Yesss but you wont get the full surround sound without 5 speaker and a good receiver. These speakers can handle a lot of power and sound great .. I think you would be wasting your money for 2 speaker set up with these.
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Without trying, I have no clue. However, what are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to create a mixer? For the price of 5 of these, you could get a decent mixer. Otherwise, even if you could essentially create 10 different outputs, I'm not sure there are any programs out there that would be designed to see 10 different audio sources. I could be mistaken. Regardless, I'm willing to bet there''s something out there that can already do what you need it to do, instead of piling up a bunch of external sound cards.
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The five passive modular speakers are 8 ohm. I don't know what the sub-woofer is, but since its an active sub-woofer (has it's own built in amplifier) I don't think it will matter.
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I'll preface that I'm no pro-audio expert, but based on how much this powers my 1 sub, I think this will be plenty of power for 2 subs, and still leave you 4 channels for the rest of your speakers. I would recommend shooting a call to your local best buy and just ask the geek squad car audio reps...they helped me even though I didn't buy it from them...they are actually the ones who recommended this amp versus one of they sell.
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Yes, but you are really wasting the potential of this card by using it with simple desktop speakers like that. This card is intended for 7.1 surround through either standard stereo jacks or optical audio/SPDIF. If your motherboard has on board sound I would simply use that. Better yet invest in a surround system Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506 or something similar and unlock it's full potential.
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It already has a low-pass filter, a separate sub volume control, and a separate x-over control (50 hz to 200 hz). Also there are 8 speaker outputs. The top four are left and right (2-each) and the bottom four are 4 wires to the subwoofer (2 + and 2 -). I imagine you could use it for a subwoofer only - just don't use the left and right channels...
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I mostly use this card for headphones, however I would guess no to your question. Maybe if you plug the front panel audio into this card and plug your other speakers in up there would you maybe be able to do that. maybe ask on like head-fi.org as they will probably know much more than me. I also, do not own this sound card anymore, as my new motherboard did not have a pci connector :/ Some people might not agree, but after purchasing my new xonar essence stx, I would say this card is hardly any different sounding.
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Yes, but you will have 3 sets of stereo speakers,none being surround sound or all being surround sound, depending on where you connect your main wires to on amp.
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Really it depends on your system and what you want to do. But typical surround setup would require just one center speaker and that is what this is. Fantastic sound quality and output as well by the way. I know I ordered these for a friend and set this up along with a pair of the bookshelf speakers and they sound great. Now my setup also allows me to only use this center speaker alone and I could not believe the output by this one alone. Hope this answer helps you and good luck. I would highly recommend this to someone looking for good surround speakers and have the money.
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Any subwoofer occupies a single "channel" from the receiver - one that combines the low bass outputs from right and left channels. Thus, one standard cable is usually sufficient. Do check the rear panel of your receiver/home entertainment power unit. It should have one output receptable labeled "subwoofer" or something similar. That is where the plug from the speaker goes. Since bass frequencies are not localized by our ears, there is no need for 2 subwoofers or separate cables to connect them. If the subwoofer has separate input jacks for the right and left channels (labeled and usually color coded) - which is very unlikely - you would need two such cables, plugged into the auxiliary R and L low level outputs from your receiver's pre-amp outputs (labeled)!