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chermesh
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_ 		10. October 2008 @ 16:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,
I would like to connect my Lenovo M55e desktop to a home cinema system. Whenever I connect my pc (WinXP Pro (SP3)) to the home cinema system, I loose my internal audio, which a common hardware feature.
I looked for a solution, and was offered the following two options:
1. Add an extra sound card, preferrably and external USB card. Connect the home cinema system to the external card and keep both outlets active.
2. Plugin a splitter, connect one extension to a set of loudspeakers and the other, to the home cinema system.

Which option (or any other method) will produce sound of better quality and volume?
If the first is better, could you suggest a card, if possible costing 50$ or less.

Ran
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Mez
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_ 		14. October 2008 @ 08:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Splitting the audio out of the card sounds real nasty to me. Maybe your card outputs more watts that most but usually they do not put out enough to drive a cheaper amp properly.

How do you direct a process to a certain sound card?

My advice is to pipe the sound to a preamp/high quality docking station of some sort then split the audio output of that. The most common complaints are either the sound is not loud enough or the sound quality is poor. Only expensive devices deliver both quality and quantity.
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