Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music & Creative Digital I/O Mod

I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music and I am told by the USA Creative website that I can attach a Creative Digital I/O Module (see link below). What I want to know is, will the optical output on the Creative Digital I/O Module produce a stereo, 5., 6. or 7. output? Or even all of these?
link to Creative Digital I/O Module:-
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=&subcategory=6&product=780Mes sage Edited by andy030798 on 0-08-20072:28 AM
Message Edited by andy030798 on 0-08-20072:28 AM

Hi Andy,
It depends on the source. On an optical output, you'll get multiple channels through if it's an AC3 source, such as the audio from a DVD. Other/normal audio will only come through as a stereo PCM signal though, so you'll only get 2 channels then. Check this sticky thread for some more detail:
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...message.id=270
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