Unable to connect 5.1 Home Theatre to PC

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Last response: November 10, 2011 2:42 PM in Components

November 10, 2011 12:21:10 PM

I have a very old 5.1 System (Cant even find the name). It has a Sub-Woofer, A Volume Control unit, and 5 speakers.

Now the Volume control unit has 5 slot for speakers, 1 for Power, 1 for sub-woofer.
The only 1 that remains is Audio-in (S-video) with 6 RCA on the other side.

I dont have SPDIF but I am making a new rig in 10 days, which will have SPDIF.

Can I connect this to my Pc using some Converter? :sweat:

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gamerk316

November 10, 2011 12:48:16 PM

You can use several RCA to TRS converter cables to make the connection. to your HT system RCA carries one audio channel per wire, TRS carries two.

For example: The green TRS output from a soundcard is the front stereo, or the Red and White plugs for RCA.

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coverfire101

November 10, 2011 1:39:33 PM

Will these do?
http://tinyurl.com/8x5ctnj
http://tinyurl.com/6o76fhl

And How many converters i need?

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coverfire101

November 10, 2011 1:42:44 PM

Oh wait they are 1/4, I need 1/8 (Correction)

And which 2 wires do i need to use on the convertor.

And are you taking about my new pc with SPDIF?

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gamerk316

November 10, 2011 2:04:59 PM

If you have SPDIF, you can go that route for simplicity. Just be aware that SPDIF can only carry 5.1 in the case of Dolby/DTS signals.

Alternativly, you could go the RCA to TRS route with something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/...

Where each speaker pair would be converted through one of these cables.

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coverfire101

November 10, 2011 2:42:29 PM

But the S-video wire has 6 coloured pins = 3 convertors, and there is only 1 Green TRS output in my Mobo

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