speaker questions

[ckfordy]

i have the the logitech z-5500s and i have a few questions.

on the back of my subwoofer it says digital but it has no digital inputs or outputs all it has is the speaker wire(is that analog?).

and i saw on newegg some pictures that one is totally digital no speaker wire.

why is that and why did i get the speaker wire and not digital.

and how much better is digital then speaker wire.

here is a link for the pictures
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showimage.asp?Mode=&Type=&Image=36-121-120-01.jpg%2C36-121-120-02.jpg%2C36-121-120-10.jpg%2C36-121-120-04.jpg%2C36-121-120-05.jpg%2C36-121-120-06.jpg%2C36-121-120-07.jpg%2C36-121-120-08.jpg%2C36-121-120-09.jpg%2C36-121-120-11.jpg&CurImage=36-121-120-08.jpg&Description=Logitech+Z-5500+505+Watts+5.1+Speaker+-+Retail

i DID NOT BUY THESE FROM NEWEGG I BOUGHT THEM AT WWW.AMAZON.COM CAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER THEN NEWEGG.

is there anything i can do here so i can get digital.

any help is appreciated.

 

[vortmax]

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

 

[ckfordy]

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

which is better optical and digital. and what is optical and digital?

 

[mike4realz]

which is better optical and digital. and what is optical and digital?

optical and digital has the same performance cuz they both process digital sounds and the only difference between the two is that optical transfer signals using light (which is immune to EMI aka ElectroMagnetic Interference) and digital transfer signals using electricity

 

[ckfordy]

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

will that be the same quality as with the rca plugs or will there be a quality loss.

 

[ckfordy]

optical and digital has the same performance cuz they both process digital sounds and the only difference between the two is that optical transfer signals using light (which is immune to EMI aka ElectroMagnetic Interference) and digital transfer signals using electricity

which is cheaper and what do they both look like.

 

[ckfordy]

Plug the individual speakers into the sub via the RCA plugs.

You have a control center thing that connects to the sub with a serial cable. On the back of that is a digital coac port and an optical port. Run either digital coax or optical from there to the sound card.

oh and where do i put that on a soundcard where is the digital thing on there. does my soundblaster 24 bit have it. if it doesnt its ok cause my parents bought me the x-fi xtreme music for christmas.

 

[ckfordy]

anybody?

 

[bcomatts]

read the manual.. it will tell you which is the digital output... jeez... what did you expect: "um its like the 3rd one from the right... with the whole.. the whole manl, the whole!"