Optimal configuration for inspire 5700

Question

I juz bought a inspire 5700 and a audigy 2 ZS. Currently i am using the digital connection through the Digital Din input on the decoder from the Digital out of the soundcard. However, when i m playing mp3, only the centre and front speakers are working, the rear speakers are only playing some background music. When i m using the DTT 2200 speakers before this, all my 4 satellites are playing loud and clear. When i try to use analog connection (green and black) on my inspire 5700, no sound is coming out from the speaker. I wonder y. I already disable the digital out from the speaker setting. Is anyone using this speaker and can u advice me on how to configure the speakers and soundcard to achieve good quality sound? Thanx alot.

Answer 1

otarboy wrote:Ok i have tried setting the CMSS to stereo surround. However, i dun feel much difference from the CMSS2 or CMSS setting. The rear speakers are producing muffled sounds of the songs unlike the front speakers which are very clear in the singing. Also i tried to play mp3 songs using analog connection and the result is almost like digital output. When i was using the DTT 2200, all four speakers sounded equally clear since they are analog output but how come the analog output of Inspire 5700 is so different? I have already turn up the surround volume till 3/4 max and yet i cant feel the surround of music. So if i dun watch dvd on my pc, does that mean the Inspire 5700 is performing worse than my old DTT 2200?
Hey budd I use my CMSS3D settings too but I leave them set on stero surround and use InterVideo WinDVD6 Platinum Edition ver.B06.083 and don't use Creative Mediasource DVD-Audio Player ver..50.08 cause with that version sounds like there is static on the cd and complicating playback on the cd but thats a bug in creative software but to my knowlage anything in there previous ver. works well off but with InterVideo WinDVD6 PE software of mine they give me settings with it called audio booster pack and I can give my back speakers a Boost of +25 and I can hear well off then with that and does wanders on my DVD'S as well with DVD audio.
PowerDVD I don't like because of conflicts with creative drivers but I don't care for that cause InterVideo software is much better IMO
P.S. you don't have to worry about changing the settings in CMSS3D after you set it to stereo surround because DVD software has no affects with that CMSS3D or atleast to my ears they don't but you could have super sonic ears too hehe... but the settings do take affect in reguler Windows Media Player and Creative Mediasource and other media players out there
Also for your digital audio yes it must be recorded in 3D audio or it will not work right and with analog it would just upmix it unless you want to try on your digital to upmix it by the remote on the speaker settings of yours hardware wise and see if that don't help?
but also digital helps RIAA out in copyright protection of course there are ways around that too but I am not pramoting anything illegal so I will leave that subject alone for you all thinkers out there
after listening to the included dvd-audio disk that comes with Creative Soundblaster audigy2 zs gamer LE card through InterVideo WinDVD6 Platinum ED you can tell a kickass diffrence I mean it's the type that gives ya goosebumps cause you love hearing waht you hear coming from your speakers hehe..... at least try the demo and if ya love the demo get with me at [email protected] and I may share ya a full retail version for just being a helpfull person that I am
Good Luck both ways buddy give it a try you will love it
Message Edited by RLemmon on 12-30-2004 07:59 AM