Does the X-FI Xtreme Music have 5.1?

[treepop]

I am looking to upgrade my speakers to the z-5450 (I REALLY DIg THE WIRELESS!) and want to make sure they support dolby didgital 5.1

Ever since I got my Denon 5.1 surround setup I fell in love with Dolby 5.1



*edit*

I just did a search for pricing and realized that you can't get the 5450's. Is there a wireless alternative?

[Sir Barton]

The X-Fi XM does do 5.1, almost exclusively from the analog outputs. Itll do 5.1 over optical, but not unless the audio stream was pre-encoded in 5.1. The X-Fi XM doesnt have the ability to encode 5.1, so anything not already encoded in 5.1 will play in stereo over a digital connection. If you want to have 5.1 in everything over a digital connection, youll need a card that does Dolby Digital Live.

[tweakboy]

Good info barton had to fw to a friend to have him understand.. Thanks