does anyone have the z5300s? i need help with it. im having trouble playing 5.1 on my creative sound blaster live 5.1 sound card.

Message Edited by gerz85 on 01-16-2004 03:13 PM

gerz85 quoted:

"does anyone have the z5300s? i need help with it. im having trouble playing 5.1 on my creative sound blaster live 5.1 sound card."

Yes, gerz85, I just got them 'bout two weeks ago and I must say I wasn't impressed by the sound quality (plenty of quantity, though). Paid $151.95 total at http://www.compuplus.com/ and I had them in my greedy hands in less than three days!

I haven't had a chance to play anything with 5.1 sound to test it yet, but there are no problems otherwise.

What is your exact problem and system info, gerz85?

Message Edited by serfassj on 03-07-2004 11:09 PM

Hey serfassj, the problem with my speakers is that when playing movies in 5.1, the center speaker is almost non-existent.  The other speakers are working fine it's just the center speaker that has basically no sound.  The volume is normal and even if i do turn up the volume on the center speaker, it is still very low.  Playing movies in a two channel mode, the center speaker works fine. The volume level is the same as all the others.  My settings and connections seem to be correct.  I used my speakers with my friend's computer and 5.1 worked perfectly on his computer, just not mine.

my comp specs:

dell dimension 4600, Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 (D) Card with Dolby® Digital 5.1 capability, Dell Media Experience, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, 256MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz (2x128M), Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH, 40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive (7200 RPM), Dual Drives: FREE! 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive, 128MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI

if you have any input or need anything else, just let me know. Thanks a lot.

I tried a DVD with 5.1 Dolby and only the sub and the front L & R were working on mine. I could hear a faint hiss out of the others but no sound from the program. I have everything set to 5.1 from the DVD to the speaker settings > advanced to the switch on back of the sub. When I hit the matrix button on the wired remote I get sound from all, but that's only to fake surround sound from a stereo source. I must delve into this problem deeper. Keep me posted.

BTW sorry for hijackin' this Z-580 thread!!

I updated my Creative Audigy driver awhile back and 5.1 works now.