[deadman_uk]

I decided to post a new thread rather than post in my previous thread as I've pretty much made up my mind what 2.1 speaker I want now and maybe someone else would benefit from this. From my research, the Z-Cinema (USB) has two 3.5mm jacks, one for headphones and one for auxiliary. I DO NOT want the Z-Cinema if I am unable to use my sound card and I don't care how good it's built in sound is! I originally paid £70 for my Creative XtremeMusic sound card and I'm going to use it! According to an Amazon.co.uk review, you can use your sound card with this speaker:

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Another thing, if they are connected to your PC by USB, they WILL NOT BE USING your soundcard. Thus, those that have good quality soundcards like a soundblaster X-Fi, will not actually be using it if you connect by USB. The solution: Connect using the Auxillary port on the side of the speakers. Took me a while to work this one out but got there in the end. (Disable the Z Cinema in your 'playback devices' and enable your soundcard, in my case SB X-fi. The result: The sound is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better!!!!!!

Can anyone confirm this? If this is true and I can use my sound card, will the remote work? What sort of wiring would I need?

Thanks for any help