Digital w/ Analogue help
Jul 15, 2016 at 3:54 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 5

RKuken

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Hello,
I recently bought speaker system from the picture, called Audionic Pace 6.


 
http://www.audionic.co/product/pace-6-5-1-channel-speaker
http://imgur.com/smpBuoW (backside of the system)


 
I wanted to use it with my Creative SB0880 5.1 sound card


 
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51YuiRfQoUL.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-SB0880-Express-Blaster-Titanium/dp/B001E25KDK


 
But I really don't know how to make the two work together. The yellow pins go into the detached speakers and the red/white ones are for my sound card. I tried using the 3.5mm RCA Audio Cable, but it only works 2 pins-to-1(if you even understand what that means).
So if I use this cable, 1 slot on the sound card uses up two slots on the speaker system(eg. FL and FR) - Which I don't believe is ideal..
 
http://www.vesalia.de/pic/35mm2xrca5m.jpg
 
Should I buy a new soundcard with similar inputs as being seen on the speakers? or something else.

 
Help would be appreciated.
 
Jul 15, 2016 at 8:54 AM Post #2 of 5
The last link with the 3.5mm to stereo RCA adapter cable is exactly what you need, in fact you need three of them. Each plug on the sound card is stereo, three of them together make up the six channels of your speakers. The manual should tell you which plug is L/R, C/SW, and SL/SR. It's not un-ideal, electrically speaking the connections are the same as if the sound card had RCA plugs instead, its just a different physical connector.
 
Jul 15, 2016 at 2:55 PM Post #3 of 5
Thanks.
The problem with '3.5mm to stereo RCA' cable is the 2 inputs on sound card are too closely populated for the 3.5/insert end of the cable to adjacently be plugged in together. That's why it didn't seem right.
If it were something like this,


 
http://cdn.head-fi.org/6/68/500x1000px-LL-68d19daf_dealextremeorangeiems40.jpeg


 
(the 3.5mm pin end) then it'd be possible to insert them next to each other.
Black/Orange/Green on the sound card are the ones for speakers, the other two(Blue/Gray) are mic and input.
I suppose I might have to take to a knife/cutter and strip it(3.5 to RCA) down to bare minimum to make it look like the above picture but I don't have much hope for that solution as the pin end is quite thick.
Unless there are other thinner cables available.
Regardless, thanks for replying and the help!
 
Jul 15, 2016 at 3:18 PM Post #4 of 5
If you search Amazon, you can likely find a 3.5mm to left/right RCA with a thinner 3.5mm covering that will work for you. Found this in 20 secs. Sure there will be more to choose from:
https://www.amazon.com/Ugreen-Auxiliary-Stereo-Splitter-Plated/dp/B00LM2Y2U4/
 
Jul 15, 2016 at 3:47 PM Post #5 of 5
Understood!
A more viable option for me is AliExpress.
 
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Vention-3-5mm-Jack-to-2-RCA-Audio-Cable-2m/1693135484.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.75.r9Q5fw&s=p&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_10,searchweb201602_2_10057_10056_10055_10049_10017_405_404_407_10058_10040,searchweb201603_1&btsid=b89ba2f6-67c2-423d-b7a2-0b999cd00833
 
The matter is resolved. Thanks for all the help!
 

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