Nemesis3

Thank you for your answer! At this moment, I do have assambled 2 more Panasonic SA-DT100's (attic clearance...), with some more speakers. Sound strange maybe, but is it possible to create a nice 5.1 setup with those 3 sets together, combined with the Sound Blaster ZX? Since there's only 1 input (that is, a left + right) for an external source per SA-DT100, I think I need the following setup: 1 SA-DT100 with Center + Subwoofer 1 SA-DT100 with Front left / right + subwoofer and 1 SA-DT100 with Rear left / right + subwoofer I do need 3 subwoofers (if I'm correct?) in order to get the bass belonging to every chanel (center + front + rear). Or am I better of buying something like a Logitech Z906 (think the sound quality of this set is worse - no tweeters for example...)?

For years now, I've used the old Panasoniq SA-DT100 (amp only) as my audio setup (the only part I didn't change when updating systems...). For me, the sound is great. But... it's only stereo (this setup doesn't allow 5.1 from another source than the accompanying CD / DVD player which I don't use). Since my USB soundcard, Xonar U7, has died after 3 years, I am looking for a new card. I was thinking about the Sound Blaster ZX (oldy), or maybe the new Sound Blaster AE-7 (32 bit / 384 kHz and DSD64 - quality mainly for my headphone). Internal card again for old time sakes. And, while updating this, I want to create a 5.1 setting using the speakers from the Panasoniq - I'm affraid throwing a few 100 bucks at 'computer speakers' will not provide the same quality as the speakers I'm using right now. In another topic (from 2016) I saw someone trying to create something similar, a 5.1 setup, using the Panasoniq set, but this didn't work out. So I do have a few questions: 1) I see a lot of people in favor of using a digital signal from the computer to an AMP like a S/PDIF, but... this one overrides the sound chips in the Sound Blaster. Is this still a better option than using 3 analogue cables (front, center, sub)? And if so, why bother buying a more expensive sound card (and not just a cheap(er) card with only S/PDIF)? 2) Can anyone recommend an amp which can be used for this purpose --> setting up a 5.1 system using the speakers from the Panasoniq SA-DT100 using three analogue cables from the Sound Blaster, or S/PDIF if this one is a better choice? These SA-DT100 speakers do have a special connector for the Amp output; I most likely have to strip these so there will be no jack which can be used to connect the speakers to the Amp, only the splitted wires. 3) Most likely I have to take into account the output from the Amp and the maximum Watt the speakers can cope with (sorry, I'm still a n00b on this one...) - 27 Watt center, 28 Watt front, 35 Watt rear amd 40 Watt subwoofer? Thank you for your answer in advance!