5.1 speakers help

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I recently bought Sven АС HT-435D Ch 5.1 speakers for my PC and plugged them to Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 sound card using optical cable S/PDIF. But in my PC settings during the test only two front channels are working.

When I put on stereo music, all 6 speakers are working, but if I'll put on multichannel file (5.1 flac) only two front channels would play — but — in all 6 speakers.

I'm using Windows 7 and I installed the latest version of sound card drivers.

How can I adjust my system to make it work in genuine 5.1?

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ole-the-first Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2012 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 1534	Topic: 5.1 speakers help Posted: April 08 2013 at 13:34
	I recently bought Sven АС HT-435D Ch 5.1 speakers for my PC and plugged them to Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 sound card using optical cable S/PDIF. But in my PC settings during the test only two front channels are working. When I put on stereo music, all 6 speakers are working, but if I'll put on multichannel file (5.1 flac) only two front channels would play — but — in all 6 speakers. I'm using Windows 7 and I installed the latest version of sound card drivers. How can I adjust my system to make it work in genuine 5.1?
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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: April 08 2013 at 14:40
	I had this problem and worked it out after much frustration it was a driver related problem, but I didn't take notes. I think there's an additional driver you need. I'm so embarrassed I can't recall it at the moment. If help doesn't come along soon, I may remember.
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ole-the-first Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2012 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 1534	Posted: April 08 2013 at 14:43
	I haven't got any idea what an additional driver it might be.
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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: April 08 2013 at 14:44
	That's the thing. The gears of my mind are cranking right now. It's nuts that the solution couldn't be as simple as what you already did.
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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: April 08 2013 at 14:57
	It's a codec that you need. Uhm, try this at your own risk, I don't want you cursing me if it doesn't do it. http://www.afreecodec.com/windows/aud-x-51-surround-codec-17959.html?o=keywords I'm pretty sure that was what fixed it. Edited by Slartibartfast - April 08 2013 at 15:03
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ole-the-first Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2012 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 1534	Posted: April 09 2013 at 11:43
	^I reinstalled my K-lite codecs, this time with 5.1 settings, but still nothing works
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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: April 09 2013 at 12:46
	Bloody heck, well it worked for me. I've only got analog connections to my soundcard, so you may be in a whole different area there.
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ole-the-first Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2012 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 1534	Posted: April 09 2013 at 22:24
	The problem solved... don't know how Might be codecs update was helpful, but it also looks like I was putting wrong setting in Windows sound panel (my new souncrd has three different options and one for them is for speakers and _different_ for if speakers are connected via S/PDIF)
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