Audigy 2 to 360 5.1 troub

Ok, here's the skibby. I have my 360 running through the front panel AUX on the Audigy 2, on my PC. So that's two RCA's plugged into the front panel. I game and websurf in the same spot
Now, for some reason, I can't get a true 5. signal. I want each corresponding angle to go to it's respecti've speaker. Does the front panel AUX not allow the 5. signal to go through? Is there anyway I can rectify this to get a true 5.
I've checked the settings on my 360 and it's set for the 5. dolby, and the audio console is set for 5. as well. Can anyone help me out?

Okay, thanks man. That answers my question. I'm new to Spdif. And all my recievers are a little too old for that format. Guess I'm going to by a new reciever, then run it through. Thanks man.

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3 - Sound breaks and cracks in some games during multiple loud audio scenes. Such as in Forza3 - a car crash would cause cracking/breaking sound.
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Uninstall/Reinstall SP3 did the job
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I am attempting to hook up and Xbox 360 through my Audigy SB060 in order to obtain true 5. surround (running Windows Vista Ultimate).
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That's correct in your case (connecting to the expansion bay) the soundcard will decode the DolbyDigital and send it to the analog speakers.
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