My motherboard's onboard sound processing is capable of outputting to 7.1, so it should be good for 5.1 My ancient receiver, Pioneer VSX-D08, has one analog input that appears to accommodate 5.1 sound ...
I'm spec'ing out my new HTPC and I have some questions regarding connecting my sound card to my reciever. I know that I can use optical/SPDIFF and be done with it, but I want to be able to play DVD-A ...