Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

gopala33 · Sep 5, 2008

ok u check sound card link http://asia.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&product=14189&listby=
so can detect 6ch direct z-5500 ??? is sound card good ?
i tested other computer sound card creative sound blaster 5.1 live oem pc card very old but no software so driver only i connect 3 cables z-5500 i set effect 6ch direct i play song mp3 i see center no sound maybe sound card can't detect 5.1

Mussels · Sep 6, 2008

MP3 files are only two channel. they will never give you a center channel without using the dolby upmixing features of the speakers.

If you want 5.1 audio, you need 5.1 files to start with like a DVD movie.

gopala33 · Sep 6, 2008

Mussels said:
MP3 files are only two channel. they will never give you a center channel without using the dolby upmixing features of the speakers.

If you want 5.1 audio, you need 5.1 files to start with like a DVD movie.

ohh mp3 file i set effect 6ch direch so 2x fornt 2x rear right no center sound so how about subwoofer ? wil subwoofer bass and louder ???? right

twicksisted · Sep 6, 2008

gopala33 said:
ohh mp3 file i set effect 6ch direch so 2x fornt 2x rear right no center sound so how about subwoofer ? wil subwoofer bass and louder ???? right

I dont think youre quite getting it....
An MP3 is a stereo source.... you have 5.1 surround speakers.... playing 6channel direct will only give you stereo L/R.... its not going to play out all 5.1 speakers unless you "upmix" it to dolby digital or use some of the other built in effects on the unit.

Mussels · Sep 6, 2008

as twicksisted said you're missing the point.

MP3's are STEREO. that means TWO, as in two channels. thats front left and front right.
If you want MORE channels you need to use the dolby music mode, or 'stereo x2' (which gives no center)

Mussels · Sep 6, 2008

as twicksisted said you're missing the point.

MP3's are STEREO. that means TWO, as in two channels. thats front left and front right.
If you want MORE channels you need to use the dolby music mode, or 'stereo x2' (which gives no center)

TheGuruStud · Sep 6, 2008

Any decent audio card software will also upmix it rather well, so it's not a big deal.
Music mode works pretty good on the speakers, but X2 is crap. The satellites sound good, but the bass is incredibly lackluster.

gopala33 · Sep 6, 2008

ohh mp3 stero two channels only so how about subwoofer ?
subwoofer wil bass and louder right right

Darren · Sep 6, 2008

gopala33, you need to read up on alot of stuff before you invest in any more equipment.

gopala33 said:
ohh mp3 stero two channels only so how about subwoofer ?
subwoofer wil bass and louder right right

MP3's are usually always 2 channels i.e. Stereo left/right channels. The subwoofer is mixed afterwards automatically by the soundcard when it devides the low frequency response to the sub and the high frequencies to the satellites.

gopala33 said:
I have Logitech Z-5500 so i need good sound card i use music songs listering i want loud and bass good and Decode Dolby Digital DTS and movie so which batter one sound card i dont want use gaming sound ok so help me which brand good ??? and model so most best sound card wil be loud and bass

You need a soundcard capable of encoding bit streams to the Logitech's AV receiver, this is the ONLY way you can get DTS 5.1 and Dolby 5.1 on MP3 files and movie files which are originally 2 channels (alternatively use your receivers built in Prologic up mix feature which will sound like crap)

gopala33 said:
ok u check sound card link http://asia.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&product=14189&listby=

so can detect 6ch direct z-5500 ??? is sound card good ?
i tested other computer sound card creative sound blaster 5.1 live oem pc card very old but no software so driver only i connect 3 cables z-5500 i set effect 6ch direct i play song mp3 i see center no sound maybe sound card can't detect 5.1

You can't get Dolby/DTS 5.1 using 3 cables; you need a digital cable such as fibre, coaxial, or HDMI. You need a new sound card with both digital connections and encoding bit stream support.

Dolby/DTS encoding cards:

Auzentech X- Plosion
Auzentech X-Meridian
Auzentech/Creative Prelude (avoid)
Asus Xonar D2 7.1

Edit:

gopala33 said:
i just want dolby digital/DTS Decoding i dont want encoding so i want good sound card i use listering songs mp3 and dolby digital and DTS and movie 5.1 so what analogue its 3 cables green black orange right ??? so which good sound card

If it's just decoding that you want ANY cheap crappy soundcard with a digital connection will decode data from a store bought DVD. But from what your asking it sounds like you know little about what your talking about. If you want Dolby from MP3 files then you DO want encoding. You can only decode from a DVD because they pre-encoded, however MP3s need to be encoded first.

Also. You cant get Dolby using the cables green black orange cablesm you will only get stereo or a Prologic upmix.

Edit 2: be back in a few hours...I'll help you find your screen shots later

gopala33 · Sep 6, 2008

ohh thanks i understand
its not valume u can see my old sound card onboard u see like picture valume control
picture link http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?i...4793158kn0.jpg
show me screenshot i want see valume control that sound card Asus Xonar D2 7.1
very hard to find pic u can see my sound card onboard old u see valume control i need picture sound card asus xonar D2 7.1 screenshot valume

FreedomEclipse · Sep 6, 2008

Im a Z-5500 wannabe. been looking to upgrade my set of old 5.1's for something newer

Darren · Sep 6, 2008

gopala33 said:
ohh thanks i understand
its not valume u can see my old sound card onboard u see like picture valume control
picture link http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?i...4793158kn0.jpg
show me screenshot i want see valume control that sound card Asus Xonar D2 7.1
very hard to find pic u can see my sound card onboard old u see valume control i need picture sound card asus xonar D2 7.1 screenshot valume

Why do you care what the driver's navigation menu looks like? The Xonar's menu should like identical to the other cmedia menus. But since you asked!

http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=74590643to8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=50291377rq8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18308313tw5.jpg

FreedomEclipse said:
Im a Z-5500 wannabe. been looking to upgrade my set of old 5.1's for something newer

The Z-5500 is like four years old, your better off investing in a AV receiver and some bookshelf speakers.

twicksisted · Sep 7, 2008

Darren said:
Why do you care what the driver's navigation menu looks like? The Xonar's menu should like identical to the other cmedia menus. But since you asked!

http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=74590643to8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=50291377rq8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18308313tw5.jpg

The Z-5500 is like four years old, your better off investing in a AV receiver and some bookshelf speakers.

thats not the Asus D2 control panel in those pics though.... thats the oxygen control panel (C-Media soundcard)...
Anyways... exactely what he said, I showed you a picture of it (see previous post of mine with pic).... and thats not the point really as darren says... lol... im starting to think that youre taking the piss here (gopala33)

gopala33 · Sep 7, 2008

Darren said:
Why do you care what the driver's navigation menu looks like? The Xonar's menu should like identical to the other cmedia menus. But since you asked!

http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=74590643to8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=50291377rq8.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18308313tw5.jpg

The Z-5500 is like four years old, your better off investing in a AV receiver and some bookshelf speakers.

hey i see screenshot its other sound card it not asus Xonar D2

gopala33 · Sep 7, 2008

twicksisted said:
thats not the Asus D2 control panel in those pics though.... thats the oxygen control panel (C-Media soundcard)...
Anyways... exactely what he said, I showed you a picture of it (see previous post of mine with pic).... and thats not the point really as darren says... lol... im starting to think that youre taking the piss here (gopala33)

ya i did see picture asus xanor d2 but i see its not valume like valume wave,etc u did see my pic sound card like valume control

Mussels · Sep 7, 2008

gopala: i dont think we know what you're asking. your spelling and overall grammar isnt helping, please take some more time and plan out what you want to ask.

twicksisted · Sep 7, 2008

gopala33 said:
ya i did see picture asus xanor d2 but i see its not valume like valume wave,etc u did see my pic sound card like valume control

here we go dude... I took a screenie of each feature in the
Asus D2 Control panel.. I think what youre trying to refer to is the device "Mixer".
hope this helps

gopala33 · Sep 7, 2008

ohh thanks help for me i see karaoke can removed vocal so no voice 100% so wil be music only right

twicksisted · Sep 7, 2008

gopala33 said:
ohh thanks help for me i see karaoke can removed vocal so no voice 100% so wil be music only right

no worries

I dont use the kareoke function... its just a filter though that filters out the midrange sounds (where the voice in a track predominatly sits in the mix)... so it couldnt ever do it 100% but it dosent sound half bad

gopala33 · Sep 7, 2008

ohh thanks i have DTS Wav i play song i got sound noise
i buy that card asus xanor d2 so file Wav DTS version i play wil get song ??? i need use optical or coax ?

twicksisted · Sep 7, 2008

gopala33 said:
ohh thanks i have DTS Wav i play song i got sound noise
i buy that card asus xanor d2 so file Wav DTS version i play wil get song ??? i need use optical or coax ?

I personally use optical connection... but I use the soundcard to upmix stereo files and such rather than the Z-5500's as I prefer its upmixing of 5.1 signals to that of the Z-5500 headunit.

and yes if you bought the Xonar soundcard you would be able to play a DTS encoded audio file to the Z5500 over optical.

gopala33 · Sep 8, 2008

twicksisted said:
I personally use optical connection... but I use the soundcard to upmix stereo files and such rather than the Z-5500's as I prefer its upmixing of 5.1 signals to that of the Z-5500 headunit.

and yes if you bought the Xonar soundcard you would be able to play a DTS encoded audio file to the Z5500 over optical.

i when i buy Xonar D2 they give optical toslink cable its orignal u have test the cable how about sound quality ?????

twicksisted · Sep 8, 2008

gopala33 said:
i when i buy Xonar D2 they give optical toslink cable its orignal u have test the cable how about sound quality ?????

The quality of a cable is only relevant when dealing with analogue signals, not digital

They do include an optical cable with the sound card.... and because it's digital and just transmits data from the sound card to speakers.. therefore there is no loss of quality, it will sound exactly as intended.

freaksavior · Sep 9, 2008

freaksavior said:
http://sinan.ussakli.net/basstest/

Check that out guys.

play the 5-100 sub test, it will hurt your ears

Mussels · Sep 10, 2008

thanks for the links freak, they should be added to the first post.

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