please note that a good set of 5.1 speakers for true surround experience can be achieved not by the 6 speaker connections at the back but by the fiber optic connection at the back of the PC, so a more expensive set of 5.1 speakers like the Z5500 or Z509 or any home theater with a fiber optic will produce excellent 5.1 surround, the 6 speaker connection will produce OK 5.1 surround, the downside to PC speakers are in the name PC speakers, for PC only, if you want to use your speakers for multiple devices like a game console or a 3d bluray player you need an excellent set of speakers or an actual home theater setup
tama! kung mahilig kang manood ng original movies (5.1 DTS/Dolby Digital/ProLogicII) or mag-games sa PS2/PS3 na may 5.1 audio, dapat go for speakers with digital connection (optical cable). kahit gaano pa kamahal ang soundcard mo na 5.1, hindi mo pa rin maa-achieve yung true 5.1 experience since analog gamit mong connection, kahit gaano rin kamahal yung audio cable na gagamitin mo para sa connection. at magkano yung optical cable compared to expensive audio cables? di hamak mas mura pa optical cable (3 meters-P450), neat pa tingnan since isang connection lang.
para kay masterchief at syempre vote ko rin dahil yun din gamit ko, z5500 FTW! ipon nga lang ng malaki dahil talagang may kamahalan ang z5500. pero talagang panalo
walang digital connection yung edifier diba? (optical)
walang optical cable connection ang ibang mga speakers kasi ang optical cable kelangan ng speakers na kayang i-decode ang optical signals since digital ito.