Many connoisseurs of music and high-quality sound prefer to listen to songs and watch movies High Quality use a 5.1 speaker system. This kind of acoustics essentially consists of six channels to which their own speakers are connected - a subwoofer (low-frequency speaker), two front speakers (left and right), a central front speaker and a pair of rear speakers (also left and right). We'll talk about how to connect 5.1 speakers to a computer below.
Assembly and installation of a 5.1 speaker system
The subwoofer is traditionally installed on the floor and houses an amplifier with a power supply, to which all other components of the system are connected. But there are exceptions when the receiver is made separately, and all the acoustics are connected to it. The terminals for connecting each speaker are marked. The symbols used to identify the front speakers are FR (Front Right) and FL (Front Left), CEN (Center), RR (Rear Right) and RL (Rear Left). If the subwoofer is passive, that is, it does not include an amplifier, then it is also connected to the receiver itself, which has the corresponding SW marking. According to this marking, the first step is to connect all the speakers and place them in the appropriate order in the room.
Connecting speakers to a computer
To connect a 5.1 speaker system to a computer, you must have a sound card installed on it that allows you to reproduce sound in 5.1. This can be either a sound card integrated into the motherboard or a sound card installed separately in the PCI slot.
The 5.1 system is connected by three pairs of cables, which have a mini-jack on one side for connecting directly to a computer, and on the other side “tulips” (stereo RCA) for connecting to the receiver’s inputs (Audio Input). Here you should pay attention to the fact that to connect speakers to the receiver (subwoofer), “tulip” type connectors with the designation Audio Output and speaker markings (FR, FL, etc.) are also used. You cannot plug computer cables into these connectors!
Correctly connecting the computer's audio outputs to the correct inputs of the receiver will allow you to quickly set up the system and enjoy high-quality sound. So, the front channel (front speakers) should be connected to the green jack, the rear channel (rear speakers) should usually be connected to the black jack, and the subwoofer and center speaker channel to the orange jack. To ensure that everything is completed without errors, you should first carefully study the manual for your motherboard or a sound card, where it should be indicated which of the sockets is responsible for which channel.
Setting up 5.1 sound in Windows 7/10
After all the cables are connected, you should proceed to setting up 5.1 acoustics in the Windows 7 or 10 operating system itself. Open the “Control Panel” and go to the “Sound” section. Here, go to the “Playback” tab, where select “Speakers” from the list.
Next, click the “Customize” button at the bottom of the window and select “5.1 surround sound” in the window that opens. On at this stage You can check that the speakers are connected correctly by clicking on one or another speaker and checking that the speakers match the diagram. If necessary, check that the speakers and audio outputs from the computer are connected correctly. Complete the 5.1 audio setup by following the steps to the end.
As a rule, no further action is required from you; the only thing you should pay attention to is the system operating mode switch on the receiver (subwoofer). On many models, in addition to 5.1, there are other operating modes, such as stereo and, if there is a digital input, SPDIF. When connecting using the above method, the switch must be set to position 5.1. If your sound card does not support five-channel sound, then you can play regular stereo sound on a 5.1 system by simply moving the corresponding switch to the desired position. Of course, in this case you will not be able to enjoy truly five-channel sound. The same applies to the audio files themselves, which are recorded as stereo. Even when using a 5.1 sound card, they will sound like stereo, only on 5 pairs of speakers.
Instructions on how to deal with a bunch of wires from a 5.1 audio system and correctly connect it to your computer.
What you will need:
- Actually, the audio system is 5.1
- sound card supporting 5.1
- 3 cables “red-white tulips - jack 3.5mm”
Step #1:
As you know, 5 and 1 are the number of audio channels on which sound signal. That is why we have, roughly speaking, 6 speakers at our disposal: subwoofer ( SubWoofer– designated SW) – the main giant of our system, a low-frequency speaker for creating bass; two front speakers (they are called FrontLeft (left) and FrontRight (right), and are designated FL and FR (see photo)); two rear ones (called either RearLeft (left) and RearRight (right), or SurroundLeft/SurroundRight (RL/RR or SL/SR, respectively) and another central column (Center - designated CEN).
Knowing all this, you can begin the connection process itself...
Step #2:
Now your task is to connect all these 6 channels (2 front, 2 rear and subwoofer + center) to the connectors of your sound card. It’s easy to guess that by connecting 6 pairwise combined channels at the output, we should get only 3. And these same 3 outputs should look like this, as shown in the photo...
Step #3:
That is, the connection process is as follows:
— two “tulips” connected to the front speakers must go into the green sound card socket
— two “tulips” connected to the rear speakers should go (as a rule) into the black sound card socket
- two “tulips” connected to the subwoofer and the center should go (as a rule) to the orange socket
ATTENTION! Paired tulips must be inserted specifically into the “Audio Input 5.1” section, because single tulips coming from the speakers themselves are inserted into the “Audio Output” section (sometimes this section is not named at all)! This is the only way you can achieve true 5.1 surround sound.
Step #4:
Now that all the wires are connected to the required connectors, all you have to do is go to Control Panel, select the Sound section (or first Hardware and Sound), then Speakers and click the “Configure” button. Here we select the “5.1 surround sound” item, click Next and – voila!
Tips and warnings:
- Remember: any multi-channel audio (sound in a movie or multi-channel music) will be spread over 6 of your speakers ONLY PROVIDED that the recording is designed specifically for such sound! The rest of the sound on your speakers will sound like simple stereo.
- All the necessary cables should already be included in the speaker set, but if, for example, there are no “tulip-jack” cables, you will have to buy them in the store
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So you have become happy owner 5.1 channel computer speakers(AS / acoustic system/ acoustics) and connected them correctly to the sound card. What's next? In this article, I will tell you in detail and “pictures” point by point how to correctly and quickly configure sound in Windows 7 using the Control Panel and the Realtek HD audio manager. In the last paragraph, I will also mention the rated South Korean media player PotPlayer. For those who are interested, read further after the button of the same name.
1. We’ll start our short delving into the settings by calling the “windowed” control panel (“Start” → “Control Panel”). Let’s find and open the “Sound” parameter (applet) → then, on the main “Playback” tab, designate the playback device as “Speakers” → at the bottom left, click on the “Configure” button (see the first screenshot). In the window that opens, in the “Sound Channels” list, select “Surround Sound 5.1”, and then don’t forget to click on the “Check” button (of course, all speakers should produce sound). After passing the test, we will move on to the next settings, where you need to specify which speakers will be wideband, rear, etc.
2. Having properly configured the speakers and clicking on “Finish”, we will return to our multi-tab window “Sound” → highlighting “Speakers” again, look at “Properties” → in the “Properties: Speakers” window on the “Enhancements” tab, check the box next to “ Environment", confirming the change with the "OK" button (screenshot). This completes our manipulations with the “Sound” applet.
3. Now open the Realtek audio manager (see in the control panel windows parameter"Realtek HD"). On the "Speakers" tab, select the "5.1 speakers" configuration → check there that the "Virtual Environment" and "Control Connection" items are activated low frequencies". Let's close the dispatcher with the "OK" button (screenshot), and the control panel - of course, with a "cross".
Note: Download the manager with driver package for sound cards Realtek from the official website can be found here (see "High Definition Audio Codecs (Software)").
4. If media files on your system do not open with built-in ( windows media Player), and a third-party player, then the final “digging” will be changing the channel settings from stereo to “5 + 1”. For example, for the winner of the “Choosing the best media player for Windows OS” tests: comparative review programs for playing audio and video files" Daum PotPlayer "digging" are as follows: when running program press F5 ("Settings") → on the "Audio" tab in the "Speakers" setting change "2.0 stereo" to "3/0/2 + LFE - 5.1 channels" → "OK" (screenshot).
Actually, that’s all – it’s not too difficult and time-consuming. All that remains is to appreciate the surround sound by launching your favorite Dolby Digital (DTS) movie.
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Setting up 5.1 sound in Windows 7
Hello to surround sound lovers! The setup can be done using the control panel as well as the Realtek sound manager. Open Start > Control Panel > Sound. Find a tab there called “Playback,” then highlight the “Speakers” icon and go to “Customize.” If you see a green arrow there, it indicates that this moment this device is in use.
Initially, you should check whether you even have a codec for playing and configuring sound. If not, you can download realtek for Windows 7 at any time. Those who have already downloaded realtek hd for windows 7 and 8 will not have to spend a lot of time on setup, the sound will now be excellent.
In the window that opens in your list, you should find “Surround Sound 5.1” and there click on “Check”. After this you should hear sound from all speakers. It is also important to note that if you do not hear sound from all speakers, then you can try selecting “7.1 surround sound” instead of 5.1.
After you pass the test, click on “Next”. Next, you will need to select in the settings which speakers should be rear, wideband, side, etc. When you finish working with the wizard, you will again need to select the “Speakers” icon and go to “Properties”. Once you find the "Properties: Speakers" window, go to the tab called " Additional features" and there check the box "Virtual surround sound", and then press the "OK" button. After this, you can check the settings of the installed sound effects again.
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Setting up surround sound in windows 7 and windows 8
Hello dear readers. Today's article will be especially useful for music lovers, as I will tell you how to set up surround sound in the operating room windows system 7 or 8.The first thing you will need is to purchase speakers and a good sound card. Let's assume that you already have these two components. Then, be sure to install the drivers for your sound card. You can find out the name of your “sound speaker” using the “Everest” program or any other similar one.
Next, we connect the previously purchased stereo system to the computer. For better sound quality I would recommend using a 7.1 system, but 5.1 will work too. Connecting a 5.1 k stereo system system unit carried out in the following outputs:
- Orange – subwoofer and center speaker;
- Green – front speakers;
- Black – rear speakers.
The Sound dialog box will open, showing you the devices connected to your computer for audio output. Make sure the audio devices you want to configure are set to "default".
A new “Setup Speaker” dialog box will now open. In my case, two channels appeared in the list of audio channels: Stereo and 5.1 Surround. In your case it may be 7.1 Surround or some other name. It just depends on the equipment you have connected. Selects a 5.1 Surround channel. If you simply set the value to Stereo, then only two columns will “light up” in the image in the window; if 5.1, four additional columns will be added, and 7.1, five additional columns will be added.
speakers. 
Then I recommend testing by clicking on the “Test” button. At the end of testing, click “Next” and go to additional settings surround sound in windows 7 or 8. I advise you not to change anything here, because operating system adjusts automatically to optimal characteristics.
At the very end, you will see a message that the setup was completed successfully. Click the "Finish" button and you are done setting up surround sound in Windows 7 or 8.
Using this small instruction, you will be able to do everything yourself, without resorting to calling specialists or special services. In the end, I would also like to recommend that you read an article that was previously published on our website about one very useful program, with which you can convert the sound of your favorite mp3 compositions from mono to stereo and vice versa, from stereo to mono, in a matter of minutes.
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Setting up 5.1 audio via S/PDIF in windows 7
There is a computer with Win 7 on board There is a 5.1 receiver with support for DTS and DolbyDigital When connected via a digital output the sound is coming only in stereo mode. At the same time, for films with DTS or DD tracks, 5.1 works only in windows Media Player. Films with regular 5.1 tracks are played back as stereo. When connected via analog, everything is ok. How to enable 5.1 by default for the entire system? - Sound card - built-in Realtek ALC888/1200 Receiver Kenwood KRF V4070
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- I solved the problem by purchasing a sound card that supports DOLBY DIGITAL LIVE! (Creative audiogy 4) and the library of the same name on off. manufacturer's website. I'm happy, I recommend it.
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- 5.1 worked great for me for movies in VLC (in the settings, select “All options”, section Sound, check the “Use S/PDIF if available”). It's unlikely to work for the entire system. Like Comment
- “Movies with regular 5.1 tracks” - what are these regular ones? Multi-channel movie tracks can be encoded in different formats (DTS, DolbyDigital, etc.). If the track standard matches the capabilities of your receiver (a bunch of all sorts of icons on the front panel), then it will reproduce multi-channel sound. If this is a game or something else other than what he can decode, then you won’t hear anything. In this case, a sound card can reproduce this whole thing because its capabilities are not limited by DTS or DolbyDigital. - Similar solution: Receivers have modes for virtual decomposition of stereo signals into all 5.1 channels. Usually this is Dolby ProLogic or similar. Check the instructions for your receiver. Then you will have all 5 speakers playing, although the input signal will be stereo.
And yet, by default AC3Filter does not seem to have the option to output the signal to SPDIF.
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- Good day! I decided not to create a new topic, the question is almost similar. there is an LG TV 42" with S/PDIF output on board, a PC with a Sound sound card Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express on board S/PDIF in, analog speakers 5.1. We want to watch movies with DTS with 5.1 sound. with TV everything is OK, the output from the computer is also OK, but the input is only stereo and everything is there.
I set it up (3-4 years ago) everything worked, but the other day I reinstalled Windows and it arrived, I remember I also suffered for a long time, please help me with advice on where to dig
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After purchasing acoustics with support for 5.1-channel sound mode, I encountered a number of problems. Simply put, 5.1 mode did not work in Windows 10; out of five columns, only 2 worked, and even then in compatibility mode. At first I thought that was all Google Chrome(which controls the sound itself), but no, you had to know one feature when setting it up. In continuation detailed instructions on setting up 5.1 sound on Windows 10.
First you need to check which sound card is installed on your PC. To do this, you need to go to the “Device Manager” and find the item “Sound, game and video devices” (this can be done by right-clicking on the “Start” button, “manager” will be the fifth from the top). If the sound card is from any other manufacturer other than VIA Audio, skip the next step.
If the sound card is made by VIA Audio, then before setting it up you need to install the driver version: “VIA HD Audio v 11.11.00” (you can download it from the link). However, the VIA programmers made a mistake and assigned the wrong one to the built-in mixer, so after downloading the archive with the drivers we simply unpack it into any folder. Then you need to go to the “Device Manager”, then in the “Properties” of the built-in sound card, find the “Driver” tab and click on the “update driver” button. Next, “search for drivers on this computer.” Then select the folder with the unpacked drivers from VIA. Upon completion of successful installation, reboot the PC.
To configure 5.1 sound on Windows, you need to go to the “Playback Devices” tab (right click on the volume icon in the Windows tray). Next, select the speakers we need and click on the “Settings” button in the lower left corner. Next, and this is very important, you need to select the 7.1 sound mode!, then click “next” and uncheck the “side pair” of speakers. Then we simply click “next-next” and exit the settings window. 5.1 sound activated, congratulations.
You also need to configure the virtual surround sound mode so that when playing files with stereo sound, not 2 speakers work, but all 5. To do this, you need to go to the “Properties” section (the button in the lower right corner). There is a tab “Enhancements”, where there is a list of different modes, we are interested in the “Enable Speaker Fill” mode - check the box opposite. This completes the sound setup.
Hello everyone, friends! Today I will help you set up 5.1 surround sound, like in home theater(and maybe not only at home...).
Not pseudo-quadra and not expanding the sound base due to mixing adjacent channel into phasing.
Namely, so that each audio track on the file has its own speaker in the room.
This article will help us set up 5.1 sound.
By default, the player, or rather the codec, has such a setting that the sound on the receiver from the computer is only in the front channels: left and right.
It's time to expand your horizons!
By 5.1 we mean the following system:
C- center channel (it is more often used for voice)
S.W.— subwoofer channel (so that it hits the floor, and more powerfully, for the joy of the neighbors)
FL— far front left
FR- far front right
SL— far rear left (located behind the listener on the left)
S.R.— far rear right (located behind the listener on the right)
You need to get an amplifier (receiver) that will support the connection of 6 speakers, and that each has a separate input and a separate output.
Also, the sound card on the computer must support such a connection. 
If there are fewer outputs, you will have to purchase an additional sound card 
The green connector is usually the main one by default. The speakers are connected to it: left and right front.
Orange combines the center speaker and subwoofer.
Black are the rear speakers, which are in the back.
Gray is for 7.1 (plus 2 more columns for our still life).
To begin with, let's set the sound card to 5.1 (no, well, you can do 7.1 if the equipment allows it).
I show it using a Realtek sound card as an example. Although, the interface is not much different in older versions. However, the new one is more convenient and beautiful. 
To the right of the drop-down list there is a Play button. It allows you to check how each column works individually.
We will set it up using the example of the Classic player, which is part of the K-lite Codec Pack.
And no need to say that:
- This is a codec dump (especially for people who edit videos), I will say this: if your hands are straight, then the programs will work to your advantage.
- It is impossible to get 5.1 in the Classic player, since only 2 speakers work. Everything is possible, 5.1 and even more: squeeze out all 17 channels at the same time, if your equipment allows it. Only in the case of 17 speakers, you will be hung with them and wires.
Let's launch the video file in the Classic player. Let's go to the settings and make sure that the sound is sent to the desired sound card (for me it is number 15 "Realtek Speakers"): 
Is there sound? In all columns? No? We go to the tray, there are icons of the codecs with which the player works: 
You need to open LAV. 
Let's uncheck the "Mixer" box. It is usually installed by default for 2-channel sound cards, but we have already gone further, breaking stereotypes and limitations!
Applying the changes. If the sound does not appear in all speakers, then select 5.1 from the drop-down list and apply it again.
That's it, the sound MUST be in all the necessary speakers.
If this is not the case, check the equipment, restart the player, or see if the video file has ended? =))
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