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I have been out of the computer game for a number of years and with the advances, I think I am having trouble understanding what sound cards are capable of these days.
What I am wanting to do is hook up my sound card to a reciever, which I'm assuming I'd need rca outputs, or directly hook up speakers to the sound card. What I would like to do is use stereo speakers (the big ones) and maybe even possibly have a bass connection if that is at all possible. I think this is 2.
I'm pretty lost. I know stereo speakers are hooked up by wire, and not a plug connection.

Hey!? so if you are purchasing a new sound card, there are basically a few options you can do:
- If you are connecting your sound card to a receiver, there are a few sound cards that have optical outputs (such as the x-fi titanium) where you get a digital signal from your card, to the receiver. make sure your receiver has an optical input (sometimes called toslink)? That will give you the easiest (in my opinion) connection for "digital".
- Some older cards have a digital out from a miniplug connection (like a headphone jack) that will then go to your receiver and go into a "component in" receptacle - which is usually orange in color and looks like a single RCA connector alone. this is also "digital" and not "analog".
- RCA is the easiest analog connection to a receiver. Basically, you need a RCA cord that on one side has the red and white connectors, and on the other side, it looks like a headphone jack, called miniplug. you would plug the "miniplug" into your sound card in the back, and then the RCA side to the rear of the receiver. that will give you stereo sound. the Subwoofer or bass connection would come from your receiver which takes care of it. ?
The digital connection is primarily if you want surround sound. think like 5. or 7. Sounds like you just want 2. sound (2 speakers and . for the subwoofer)? I would just go with the analog connection and get the hybrid RCA cable. ?
Hopefully this helps and its not too complicated. ?

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