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On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 22:06 +0000, jonny Linux wrote:
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Hi,
I have a SBLive Platinum 5.1 sound card, with a fairly basic set of
speakers which I'm driving from 3 separate 3.5mm jacks. I'm thinking
of getting a Home Cinema system, which would allow me to control the
amplifier by remote control, and also play media without my combined
Frontend/Backend being on all the time. I'm thinking of something like
the LG HT303SU, but from looking at the specifications of it, I don't
think I'll be able to connect all of my 5.1 channels as an input. Does
anybody know of a system which would allow me to plug in all 5.1
channels into it via 3 3.5mm jacks?
Thanks,
Jonny
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I purchased (as a birthday present for myself) a Onkyo amp for my frontend. I was able to purchase this, a small Jamo Sub and cables for under AUD$1000. My FE has the option for 7.1 via 3.5mm jacks, spdif or HDMI. The Onkyo amp allows for 7.1 channels via RCA, optical and coaxial. My TV has HDMI in and connects to the amps optical in. I have yet to get HDMI audio working (ALC883 or something like that) so at the moment I am using 3x 3.5mm to RCA cables to take the audio from the FE direct to the amp. It works great but I have to use Alsa mixer to tweak the levels for my front rear and centre speakers (if the amp receives a digital signal it can do this automatically).<BR>
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In short you should be able to get a good amp that will do it for not much $$$ just go down to you local discount store and pick one that allows 5.1/7.1 input via RCA.<BR>
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