I've just built yet another computer system, and my main PC has always had 7.1 driven from it using 4 3.5mm jacks off the motherboard connections, good enough for my needs anyway.
But now I want to have my setup so I can switch between either of the systems easily, and I'm a bit stumped.
You shouldn't combine audio inputs so that's off the list, then you can't by a switch (that I can find) that will take 2 lots of 4 stereo cables so that seems off the list.
So I though, I'll just use the SPDIF connections and use optical and get a cheap decoder....but can I find anyone selling a decoder for 7.1 ... NO!
My speakers are the Creative T7700, and I like them so don't want to buy anything new. A DTS-100 is as rare as hens teeth so that seems off the table.
I'm stumped, can it be this hard? I really don't want a hulking great AV receiver on my desk just to support two optical audio systems, but what other options do I have?
Any suggestions?
But now I want to have my setup so I can switch between either of the systems easily, and I'm a bit stumped.
You shouldn't combine audio inputs so that's off the list, then you can't by a switch (that I can find) that will take 2 lots of 4 stereo cables so that seems off the list.
So I though, I'll just use the SPDIF connections and use optical and get a cheap decoder....but can I find anyone selling a decoder for 7.1 ... NO!
My speakers are the Creative T7700, and I like them so don't want to buy anything new. A DTS-100 is as rare as hens teeth so that seems off the table.
I'm stumped, can it be this hard? I really don't want a hulking great AV receiver on my desk just to support two optical audio systems, but what other options do I have?
Any suggestions?
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