Audigy 2 ZS and Logitech Z-5500, TOO easy to setup ;) read on if you have issu

Well The first thing I did was ensure that S/PDIF passthrough was enabled thus to allow my speakers to do all the decoding. I was only using the 3 wires to start with. Green/black/brown,,,ish ;P
It worked perfectly right off that bat.
Then I finally got the digital coax audio cable ( no optical for me as I dont have the rack ) at first I got nothing but stereo. So I go into my DVD player software setting ( Nvidia's pure DVD decoder )
NOTE : I highly reconmend this player, trust me its perfect.
I also ensured that within the Nvidia's decoder settings ( opening the puredecoder itself and bypassing WMP0 ) enableing S/PDIF.
Still only stereo, grrrr. min of thinking I open WMP0, I then NAV to pure decoder setting and using anolg all this time it was set to pass the Audio to " PC SPEAKERS ". This is not what I have, HECK NO.
The Z-5500 running via a digital cable is not understood as PC, its understood as a "RECEIVER".
Thus setting the output to S/PDIF to RECEIVER, hey presto " COAX - Digital - DTS " reads the dissplay on the Z-5500. But hang on, the Vocal that SHOULD ONLY run throught the centre speaker is coming from the F/R - F/L. Hmmm, ok, to easy i'll change the audio flow from data to audio,
There it is, 5. - DTS - DTS es - THX all 00% working.
Ok, the point to this thread is,, well there is no point but follow what I have done here with your setup if you have issues getting a pure digital signal and then it should all work out great.
On a side note. Games are not a raw digital sound signal so playing a game with COAX or Optical may,, well will only come from the F/R - F/L. Games must be run in anolg, the 3 colour wires.
So I have both the 3 coloured wires and the COAX audio cable both hooked up. I just switch from Direct ( anolog ) for games and music and then COAX for DVD's.
Also, Im not 00% sure if I have a problem ( I dont think so though ) but the Graphic equalizer wont work with digital when watching a movie and also when listerning to music. So music is best run via the anolog cables so you can use the equalizer.
When Running, say a DVD player into you digital input you may need to enable digital recording as I think that as far as everything in concerned when running a digital or anolog source into your sound card you are more or less recording so ensure DIGITAL recording is enabled. I only think of this as it was the only way to run a musical instrument through a friends PC, was enable recording. We did not record anything but it was the only way we got sound. Any correction would be great thx
Alrighty then. I hope I have been just a tad helpful.

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