I recently bought a (2) 3.5mm female to 3.5mm male adapter for my speakers/sub (2.1 setup) to cooperate with my computers onboard audio.   The thing is, my old computer allowed me to separate the outputs and run it in 5.1 mode via Realtek HD manager but I just had to manually set the audio...

I was thinking about getting a soundcard also for privacy in the house for others hearing what goes on in VoIP. I'd have the headphones with the VoIP program assigned to the onboard device and have the speakers hooked up to the soundcard for music or whatever as another device. Can this be done...

Yeah I have headphones too for when I want to talk to friends and also for gaming it would be nice.

Thank you. I'll keep that one in mind. I'll also be getting this soundcard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132020 which has an optical and 3 3.5mm outs. So basically I get an optical cable and hook it up to the receiver, hook up the subwoofer to it's special port and the...

Yeah I might just save up again for an AVR. What would you recommend I get that could handle what I want to do (and also what cables should I get to hook up to the PC)?

What if I were to just get 2 more speakers to complete the 5.1 setup? Or is there a way to force the rear speakers in the realtek manager to play through the front speakers to solve the missing audio issue? Also I found out that if I set the config to 5.1, then set VLC to stereo channel, it...

I found that by setting the Realtek settings to 5.1 and then VLC to Stereo, I get some bass but not nearly as much as before when it was on 5.1. I suppose it'll do for now though. Would you recommend getting a soundcard that might help fix this issue? Or what external device would do such a...

No, to my PC's output jacks using 3.5mm. Sorry I didn't say that before.

This is using the RCA "sub in" connection using the white connector.

Hi, I'm having some trouble with my new system. It's a 2.1 setup with this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015A8Y5M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F3H6Q8/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . So the problem occurs when there's...

That sub looks nice but yes it's about price. Maybe someday in the future I'll upgrade but for now I've heard great things about that BIC sub so I'm gonna stick with that since my price range is $500 tops and so far I'm at about $460. Thank you for your response. edit: I should note that...

Hi, I just joined and I need some help for my future setup before I start buying things. I'll be getting this equipment: (Speakers) http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Active-Studio-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B005F3H6Q8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=33XB8K7BXZJAP&coliid=IBL26G0BM29I9 - (Wires...