The question is whether the ALC888 sound chip that comes on Intel boards of any kind is ready for use with a 7.1 -> 2.1 sound bar with surround sound. Judging from Linux (again), which works with alsa, the ALC888 used by Intel on its boards has a strange pre-emphasis and sound distortion problem at both ends of the audio spectrum.
P. S. The USB sound card with its own built-in sound chip is so far the best analog solution for this and any sibling Intel systems with the ALC888 chip that ignores the realtek sound driver. There are also a few of these sound cards with analog outputs for old-fashioned "home theater" sound systems, at 2.1, 5.1, and 7.1, but they use 60% of the CPU with little or no video going under Linux, which is an unacceptable overhead.Statistics: Posted by vtailor — Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:43 am
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