[lunaticbunny]

I just bought a set of Logitech 5.1 speakers; they were on sale, so i thought what the heck... but obiviously a PB isn't going to support 5.1 - Just wondering if any here uses a 5.1 decoder usb type adpator on their PB, such as the m-audio sonica theatre? what are your thoughts on it? which ones are good?

[RooneyX]

I stuck my cousins USB 5.1 and it worked plug and play but the Sound prefs dont allow any advanced options for adjusting the volume of front and rear speakers or subwoofer. Just main volume control. That one was by Abit who don't develop anything for Macs.

[Detrius]

I have the Revolution 7.1 PCI in my desktop; it's amazing.

[madmacgames]

I've never used one, but going on what Rooney is saying, make sure you get one that it build for the Mac too.

You can't really go wrong with M-Audio, and the Sonica Theatre has drivers and a preference panel for both OS9 and OSX.

here is a review on it by a Mac user group with some screenshots of the control software:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/am...o/theatre.html

google brings up a ton of reviews on it

[sillydog701]

Originally posted by lunaticbunny:
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Just wondering if any here uses a 5.1 decoder usb type adpator on their PB, such as the m-audio sonica theatre? what are your thoughts on it? which ones are good?

I have M-Audio Sonica connected to my Dual 1.42. Sounds great. Well, you need a set of speakers.

Haven't connect it to my PB yet. (Don't use PowerBook for music.)

[angelmb]

I have a 17" PB and I wish I have one of
these.

[lunaticbunny]

Originally posted by sillydog701:
I have M-Audio Sonica connected to my Dual 1.42. Sounds great. Well, you need a set of speakers.

Haven't connect it to my PB yet. (Don't use PowerBook for music.)

does the sonica have a built in dobly digital decorder or is that done through OSX?

[Kevlar]

Neither the Sonica or OS X does decoding, it passes it though to the speakers for them decode it. I think the only Logitech speakers that have a decoder are the Z-680's.