5.2 Surround over a gpu

[AxelBlaze]

Hello guys,

 

I want to have 5.2 surround sound in my room and because my motherboard only supports 7.1 or 5.1, i was wondering if my gpu can handle 5.2 surround. the reason i want to have 5.2 instead of 5.1 is because i have 2 sub speakers and im going to bluild them to subwoofers. so long question short. ''could my gtx 770 gpu handle 5.2 surround sound''.

 

thnx for reply.

[spwath]

Yes it should

[Enderman]

5.2 is (almost always) the same as 5.1, the receiver sends mono audio to both subwoofers

the only difference is that you have two subwoofers, one on each side

so 5.1 from your GPU is all you need, your receiver will do the rest

[spwath]

5.2 is (almost always) the same as 5.1, the receiver sends mono audio to both subwoofers

the only difference is that you have two subwoofers, one on each side

so 5.1 from your GPU is all you need, your receiver will do the rest

That what I thought.

Couldn't you just use a y splitter from the sub out on a 5!1 received to get 5.2, or would there be problems?

[Enderman]

That what I thought.

Couldn't you just use a y splitter from the sub out on a 5!1 received to get 5.2, or would there be problems?

yup that works too

[johnt]

Hello guys,

I want to have 5.2 surround sound in my room and because my motherboard only supports 7.1 or 5.1, i was wondering if my gpu can handle 5.2 surround. the reason i want to have 5.2 instead of 5.1 is because i have 2 sub speakers and im going to bluild them to subwoofers. so long question short. ''could my gtx 770 gpu handle 5.2 surround sound''.

thnx for reply.

Because the way a receiver would mix the surround channels with the subsoofer, having independent subwoofers for left and right channels is not a good idea.

As others have said, 5.2 is really 5.1 with a split subwoofer signal using a y-cable like @spwath mentioned. Your receiver is supposed to do all the work. Don't overthink the situation and complicate your wiring.

Make sure you set all your speakers to small in your receiver, and it will send all of the lower frequencies from all channels to the one, two, or more subwoofers you have connected.

[spwath]

yup that works too

Then what is the point of 5.2 receiver?

[AxelBlaze]

Thnx you al, i was realy struggeling with this and couldn't find anything about it on google.   

[Enderman]

Then what is the point of 5.2 receiver?

two separate places to plug your subwoofers in

and if its not getting a 5.1 or 7.1 signal I think it takes the regular stereo channels and send the low frequencies to the subwoofers to have stereo subs

but if the signal is .1 then im pretty sure it just mirrors it

[johnt]

Then what is the point of 5.2 receiver?

 

Having two separate outputs for LFE/subwoofer allows people to calibrate each subwoofer separately. For example, if one is placed 10 feet away and the other is 20 feet away. A single pre-out would generally require one to average the distance between the subs. Dual pre-outs allows each sub to be set separately. Also it lets each sub have separate levels. It's also easier/better to split dual pre-outs for four subwoofers instead of splitting a single pre-out twice. 

 

 

two separate places to plug your subwoofers in

and if its not getting a 5.1 or 7.1 signal I think it takes the regular stereo channels and send the low frequencies to the subwoofers to have stereo subs

but if the signal is .1 then im pretty sure it just mirrors it

 

Negatory. While this might be a rare option in some very high end receivers (I haven't heard of it, personally), typically frequencies from all channels below the LFE crossover are diverted to the LFE channel.

[spwath]

Having two separate outputs for LFE/subwoofer allows people to calibrate each subwoofer separately. For example, if one is placed 10 feet away and the other is 20 feet away. A single pre-out would generally require one to average the distance between the subs. Dual pre-outs allows each sub to be set separately. Also it lets each sub have separate levels. It's also easier/better to split dual pre-outs for four subwoofers instead of splitting a single pre-out twice. 

 

 

 

Negatory. While this might be a rare option in some very high end receivers (I haven't heard of it, personally), typically frequencies from all channels below the LFE crossover are diverted to the LFE channel.

Ah, that makes sense.

 

Ill just stick with my nice onkyo 7.1 receiver I got for 15$.

 

But i think ill attempt to fix the HDMI board though, then I can get it calibrated