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New Sound Card for old Logitech Z5500 speakers
I have a set of Logitech Z5500 5.1 surround speakers with control module. It's connected to an old machine
Both the X-fi card and the Z5500 support "6 Channel Direct" (three 1/8" cable inputs), which together produce amazing sound quality.
Since I only use the machine in which the card resides for music, I'm pondering getting rid of it.
Are there sound cards now available that will support the 6 Channel Direct aspect of the Logitech Z5500 speaker system? I assume that most cards that support 5.1 will work. Is 7.1 backward compatible?
Basically, I'm looking for high quality sound, even if I have to spend extra.
The attached screenshot is of the back of the controller of the Z5500. 6 Ch Direct can be turned off.
I believe I built the machine around 2008, and put the X-Fi in at the same time. No new cards support the old PCIE slot. This is a great speaker system that I'd like to keep using, assuming I can get good SQ with another card.
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