How to use my sb live card factory installed by dell. - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Jahn · 08-12-2004, 09:45 PM

i see the digital i/o. the line in. the mic in. the front speakers out. the back speakers out.

how the heck would i rig this for a set of cans?

the crappy speakers that came with the comp just go in the front speaker jack for now. should i try to get the front and rear speakers out together by using a Y adapter, then sticking that into a headphone amp and to my cans? or should i just hook the cans up to the front speakers? i dont have a dac so the digital out is useless to me.

not looking to get a new card - just experimenting with what i have.

proxops-pete · 08-12-2004, 09:53 PM

The headphones should plug into the front out. If you need to also hook up speakers, use a Y-splitter to hook up both.

Jahn · 08-12-2004, 09:57 PM

that clears that up, i guess i'm doing it right, thanks!

Mr.Radar · 08-12-2004, 11:03 PM

For the SB-Live you should acutally use the rear outputs because they use a better DAC than the front ones. I know that Foobar2000 comes with a DSP that shifts stereo output to the rear channels. Also, you should resample to 48000 Hz.

Edwood · 08-12-2004, 11:14 PM

Step 1. Open Dell PC.

Step 2. Remove Soundblaster Live.

Step 3. Log onto eBay.........

Seriously, though, if you want to use SPDIF digital output, you'll need a 1/8" to mono (phono) rca adapter you can buy from Radio Shack.

-Ed

Jasper994 · 08-13-2004, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Edwood

Step 1. Open Dell PC.

Step 2. Remove Soundblaster Live.

Step 3. Log onto eBay.........

Seriously, though, if you want to use SPDIF digital output, you'll need a 1/8" to mono (phono) rca adapter you can buy from Radio Shack.

-Ed

You forgot the part about stepping on it...