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["Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tristram.

Thanks very much for that explanation.  Couldn't agree more about the staff at 
PC World.  It was only a few weeks ago when I was sold a replacement keyboard, 
only to find when I returned home that it was a USB connection type.  Coming to 
think about it, I had problems with my previous wireless keyboard from them, a 
year or so ago.  Really need to find an alternative shop somewhere.  Thanks 
again.  Andy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tristram Llewellyn 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:26 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers


  I would for the sake of simplicity make sure that you have a set of 
satellites and a matching centre/sub woofer speaker.  Two reasons really, one 
the hookup will be perfect, secondly the frequency responses of the satellites 
and the sub will be matched correctly at the same crossover frequency.  As you 
have it now the sound may be a little sparse or over boosted.

  Your card has two stereo mini jack outputs for front and rear speaker pairs, 
hook yours up to the one marked front.  In a 5:1 setup you would have one more 
pair to hook up.  The C/sub will be a mono minijack connection.  SP/DIF is the 
Sony/Phillips digital interface and is most probably of coaxial type (althouth 
it could be optical on some models) locked to 48KHz if you need to connect a 
digital source.

  If you were determined or had to keep the Logitec speakers it should 
(somewhere in Glasgow) be possible to obtain a phono to minijack convertor with 
which you could connect your sub directly to the soundcard even though I 
suspect this was never intended as it should have been sold you.  Many 2:1 
speaker packages assume you have only a basic stereo out on the sound card and 
therefore you need to cascade either from the satellites to the sub or the 
other way around to get signal to all three speakers.

  The type of people in PC World generally know little more than how to shift a 
box out the door with your money having left its wallet.  Their PC health 
checks are somewhat dodgy since they more or less involve wiping a machine and 
starting again.

  Regards.

  Tristram Llewellyn
  Sight and Sound Technology
  Technical Support
  www.sightandsound.co.uk

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Andy Logue 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:18 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers


    Hi Tristram.

    Thanks for responding to my enquiry.  Having trouble though getting my 
non-technical mind around what you are saying. hahaha.

    You mention the Sub.  Is this the larger centre speaker?  if so, there is a 
line from the powered satellite to this centre speaker; another to the other 
satellite and a third with a phono socket at the end, which I presumed, plugged 
into the Soundblaster.  The Soundblaster has a USB to my computer.

    The Soundblaster has a number of sockets on the back and these are as 
follows: 
    C/sub

    Rear

    Front

    Line in

    Spdif out

    Din

    Usb


    I am hoping that PC World will replace my Logitech speakers and exchange 
these with a Creative system.  Am I correct in thinking then, that the Creative 
system, will all have individual miniplugs to fit each of these sockets, and 
that the USB will power them?

    Thanks.

    Best wishes.
    Andy




      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Tristram Llewellyn 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:20 AM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers


      Get the whole set from Creative or whoever, your connection problem is 
because your Logitech speakers either don't use the same hookup as your sub or 
don't provide any output to feed the sub.  It is most usual that either the 
powered satellite feeds the sub or the other way around rather than taking 
another feed directly off of the soundcard with 2:1 sound systems.  The SP/DIF 
will be no good for this.

      Regards.

      Tristram Llewellyn
      Sight and Sound Technology
      Technical Support
      www.sightandsound.co.uk

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Andy Logue 
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:45 AM
        Subject: [access-uk] Logitech speakers


        Hi all.

        I have just purchased a set of Logitech speakers, which come with an 
        additional central speaker.  I have also purchased Creative 
Soundblaster 24 
        bit external soundcard.

        Audrey from this list kindly assisted in setting up the soundcard in 
order 
        that I could retain my existing speakers for jaws.

        The sound card seems to be working for I can listen via headphones 
plugged 
        into the front of it.

        However, I think I was sold an incompatible system from PC World.

        I've been on the phone to them for over an hour and all they can 
suggest is 
        that I travel into Glasgow and take the speakers with me.  It's over 2 
hours 
        for me to get in there on public transport.

        I thin the system is incompatible because the plug from the speaker 
system 
        that plugs into the sound card is a phono plug and not a minijack.  
Although 
        the soundcard does have a phono socket called
        Spdif out and the phono plug fits into this, I get no sound at all 
coming 
        through the speakers.



        Can anyone shine some light on this problem please as I'd hate to go 
into 
        Glasgow for nothing.



        Best wishes.

        Andy

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