Hi Tristram.
Thanks very much for that explanation. Couldn't agree more about the
staff at PC World. It was only a few weeks ago when I was sold a
replacement keyboard, only to find when I returned home that it was a USB
connection type. Coming to think about it, I had problems with my
previous wireless keyboard from them, a year or so ago. Really need to
find an alternative shop somewhere. Thanks again. Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Tristram Llewellyn
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
I would for the sake of simplicity make sure that you have a set of
satellites and a matching centre/sub woofer speaker. Two reasons
really, one the hookup will be perfect, secondly the frequency
responses of the satellites and the sub will be matched correctly at
the same crossover frequency. As you have it now the sound may be a
little sparse or over boosted.
Your card has two stereo mini jack outputs for front and rear speaker
pairs, hook yours up to the one marked front. In a 5:1 setup you would
have one more pair to hook up. The C/sub will be a mono minijack
connection. SP/DIF is the Sony/Phillips digital interface and is most
probably of coaxial type (althouth it could be optical on some models)
locked to 48KHz if you need to connect a digital source.
If you were determined or had to keep the Logitec speakers it should
(somewhere in Glasgow) be possible to obtain a phono to minijack
convertor with which you could connect your sub directly to the
soundcard even though I suspect this was never intended as it should
have been sold you. Many 2:1 speaker packages assume you have only a
basic stereo out on the sound card and therefore you need to cascade
either from the satellites to the sub or the other way around to get
signal to all three speakers.
The type of people in PC World generally know little more than how to
shift a box out the door with your money having left its wallet. Their
PC health checks are somewhat dodgy since they more or less involve
wiping a machine and starting again.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Logue
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:18 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
Hi Tristram.
Thanks for responding to my enquiry. Having trouble though getting
my non-technical mind around what you are saying. hahaha.
You mention the Sub. Is this the larger centre speaker? if so,
there is a line from the powered satellite to this centre speaker;
another to the other satellite and a third with a phono socket at the
end, which I presumed, plugged into the Soundblaster. The
Soundblaster has a USB to my computer.
The Soundblaster has a number of sockets on the back and these are as
follows:
C/sub
Rear
Front
Line in
Spdif out
Din
Usb
I am hoping that PC World will replace my Logitech speakers and
exchange these with a Creative system. Am I correct in thinking
then, that the Creative system, will all have individual miniplugs to
fit each of these sockets, and that the USB will power them?
Thanks.
Best wishes.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Tristram Llewellyn
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:20 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
Get the whole set from Creative or whoever, your connection problem
is because your Logitech speakers either don't use the same hookup
as your sub or don't provide any output to feed the sub. It is
most usual that either the powered satellite feeds the sub or the
other way around rather than taking another feed directly off of
the soundcard with 2:1 sound systems. The SP/DIF will be no good
for this.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Logue
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:45 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Logitech speakers
Hi all.
I have just purchased a set of Logitech speakers, which come with
an
additional central speaker. I have also purchased Creative
Soundblaster 24
bit external soundcard.
Audrey from this list kindly assisted in setting up the soundcard
in order
that I could retain my existing speakers for jaws.
The sound card seems to be working for I can listen via
headphones plugged
into the front of it.
However, I think I was sold an incompatible system from PC World.
I've been on the phone to them for over an hour and all they can
suggest is
that I travel into Glasgow and take the speakers with me. It's
over 2 hours
for me to get in there on public transport.
I thin the system is incompatible because the plug from the
speaker system
that plugs into the sound card is a phono plug and not a
minijack. Although
the soundcard does have a phono socket called
Spdif out and the phono plug fits into this, I get no sound at
all coming
through the speakers.
Can anyone shine some light on this problem please as I'd hate to
go into
Glasgow for nothing.
Best wishes.
Andy
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