Audigy 2 ZS decoding DTS performa

I have posted a message before to resolve IRQ conflicts, well it's done and audigy decoding is working well. although there's some out of Sync in the audio, when i pause, rewind, forward, skip a chapter, etc. this is solved changing in powerdvd from SPDIF to 6 channels, and 6 channels to SPDIF again.
if i watch the complete movie there's no problem at all, it's really amazing the sound that produces audigy decoding AC3 over powerdvd decoding.
The problem i have is with dts decoding, for the first two minutes it works normal(Woow it's even better than AC3, the playback is smooth and the sound Louder) , but then, it pauses, i have to stop and then play to continue, the strange thing is that this happen in different times such us: two minutes, 5 seconds or even fi've minutes.
This tests i did in Zoomplayer with SPDIF OUT using Powerdvd audio and video decoding.
In WinDvd i test the same thing but there were pauses too,but it continue automaticaly, i don?t have to do 'the stop and play' as with Zoomplayer.
I checked the CPU usage and it's an increment of the use of the cpu DTS decoding over AC3 decoding, maybe my Pentium III 500 hz doesn't support it.(cause there's some peaks of the 00% porcent usage, when decoding DTS in Audigy zs 2.
i also have tried accelarating(increment and OFF) hardware accelaration in both Nvidia card and Audigy zs 2 card. i have noticed some longer playback but at the end, it pauses anyway.
) What is the Best setup in hardware accelaration in both Nvidia video card and audigy sound card?
2) What else do i have to setup to be able to see a complete movie with audigy DTS decoding without pauses.

I hate pumbing threads like this , but I really need an answer , DTS stutters but AC3 is perfect , I am also using reclock?in case somebody suggests it .

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How is the upmix functionality of this activated?
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"DTS Neo:6 injects the power of surround sound into any stereo source material such as MP3 and CDs."
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Perhaps I should rephrase for you. The Audigy 2 ZS decoder does not properly support DTS 5. surround music. I have listened to numerous DTS music discs via the Audigy 2 ZS decoder and MediaSource player and it either produces inferior distorted sound or simply static noise. Please do not take my word for it. Feel free to do a Google search and see how many unhappy Audigy 2 ZS users there are when trying to enjoy DTS music discs.
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The crux of this matter Jeremy is that there are untold links, forums, and complaints of users just like myself who are absolutely perplexed by this lingering problem. However, referencing the threads within your own website, surely tells a different story. Unfortunately, these problems continue. Let me ask you, does Creative Labs perform compatibility testing? 
I have scoured your website and wasted countless hours trying to ?enable? PROPER Audigy?s support for DTS music. Because there is no application within the Creative Labs suit that indicates the operation of DTS, I have no way of knowing that DTS is actually enabled. Therefore, I am forced to simply play it by ?ear. By listening by ear, I know that DTS is not functioning properly under the Audigy 2 ZS decoder. I have tried your MediaSource player, PowerDVD6, WinDVD6, NVIDIA DVD, Windows Media Player 0, and ensured that DTS Neo: 6 is enabled. Again, no dice with DTS under your product. Perhaps, we should focus on ?Quality DTS decoding? going forward. As you clearly believe, the Audigy 2 ZS supports DTS music, it does not. That is, to the extent that the user is embroiled in true DTS 5. surround.
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Now your taken to task...
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Please let me explain you my problem : I have an Audigy 2 ZS sound card that I want to connect to my CambridgeAudio DD & DTS amplifier. To achieve this, I have set everything up to be as transparent as possible on the computer (that means, no decoding is performed neither by the sound card nor by any software) so that the raw stream goes to the "digital coax in" on my amplifier. I use a mini-jack to RCA adapter and then a coax cable to the amplifier.
Now the result of all this : even though my amplifier detects it receives a DD or DTS signal (it is displayed on the front panel), I can only hear stereo.
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Nicolas,
If you are playing a Dolby Digital or DTS source, the stream should go through to the amplifier/decoder you have connected, and play it properly. Just make sure you set your DVD software's audio option to SPDIF or Bypass aswell. It may be set to 5./6 speaker now, in which case the software will decode the signal. Some trial versions of applications will not support this feature or setting.
If you are playing music/games or another similar source, then it is not a Dolby Digital or DTS source, and what you're experiencing is normal. Check this page for more detail:
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along with this knowledgebase case.
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2. Hear any other sound sources while listening to DD/DTS multichannel soundtracks.
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