5.Connecting speakers and peripherals

5.1Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)

The Xonar Essence STX supports Dolby Digital Live technology, which transcodes any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality Dolby Digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding capabilities.

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SPDIF Out

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Item

Description

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Optical adapter

Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out

 

 

combo connector.

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Optical cable

Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter

 

 

with the TOSLINK optical cable.

You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-Out combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF input on your decoder.

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