are you using a television as your monitor?

if so then it should be easier as most flatscreens can channel 5.1 analog out


the R501 features standard aux cables for connection as it is meant to be for speakers so if you are plugging to tv you might need 3.5mm to RCA cables

No no no,it's a pc monitor

then good luck with your PS3 lol

I can not help you in troubleshoot anymore

Thanks.Btw I heard that it wont be 5.1 sound from R501 using TV, PS3 or macbookpro.Or u need HDMI to produce 5.1 surround sound?



Quoted from here:http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2242886/all

EDIT:Found something interesting but not sure it's the correct solution.I will need an optical to 3.5mm cable

Optical to 3.5mm cable

Optical goes to the PS3 and 3.5mm goes to the audio line in port of the edifier R501

And then the 3 x 5.1 line in cables from the Edifier R501 goes into the sound card of the gaming rig

This post has been edited by Duckies: Mar 20 2013, 04:41 PM

You can use 5.1 'stereo' if you extend everything with a splitter or go with 2.1 via pc line in

HDMI is usually for TV visual purposes (and I was thinking of using your tv as a 5.1 DAC decoder)
but since you don't have a TV to do so you will need a DAC (or a soundcard I guess) that can convert optical audio into 5.1 analog audio


Edifier R501 doesn't support optical lol that is the main problem

so you would just be shining funny red light into R501 doing nothing if you are using that cable...

This post has been edited by power911: Mar 20 2013, 04:45 PM

Oh I didnt know that! Thanks for informing

Hmmm but then I would need to connect the ps3 optical to the sound card which means I need to switch on both PS3 and gaming rig at the same time eventhough I dont need the gaming rig just for the sound card

EDIT:Not sure whether this works but how about like this? (refer to the image below)

Using PS3 AV cable,connect the red and white audio cable to the Y splitter and then connect the male end of the Y splitter to the R501 speaker.Will it produce 5.1 surround sound?

EDIT 2:Read around and as power911 it's the analog and digital connection thingy ~_~ Looks like R501 doesnt suit my needs.Perhaps other speaker recommendation?

This post has been edited by Duckies: Mar 20 2013, 05:08 PM


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by doing that you would just create 5.1 Stereo
not genuine 5.1 surround sound

so if you are playing games and someone were to rape you from behind you wouldn't hear anything because you are channeling sounds from front speakers to the back only


the only method that I can think of is to get Edifier C6XD or some other equivalent mini home theater systems for TV to support your PS3 optical if you really wanted 5.1 surround

This post has been edited by power911: Mar 20 2013, 05:10 PM

Hmm u got a point there.I guess it's either use LED TV instead of PC monitor OR choose other non-pc kind of speaker

EDIT:Urghh...home theatre 5.1 system are quite pricy

Last option is to connect optical to 3.5mm to the sound card

OR get Edifier C6XD.The price is almost same as DA5000 Pro.Not sure how good it will sound.Any one from here use that speaker before?

Cant even find review about C6XD

This post has been edited by Duckies: Mar 20 2013, 06:45 PM

use LED tv... it's the best option in my opinion... or survive with stereo lol

C6XD is ridiculously new lol
It's not gonna sound as good as DA5000PRO but C6XD supports optical audio

Well...LED TV is quite big since I'll be sitting quite near plus it's over my budget Awww...dilemma dilemma

I guess I just have to plug the optical cable connecting PS3 and the sound card.Now just need somebody to recommend me a good sound card

Came across Asus Xonar DX and Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium that fits my budget.Feels that Asus Xonar DX is better

EDIT:Btw,how long is the length of the cable of Edifier DA5000 Pro?Will I be able to put all the speakers at 4 corners of my room (a small apartment room)?

This post has been edited by Duckies: Mar 20 2013, 09:21 PM

hoho cables are pretty ridiculously long for 5.1 systems for edifier ones

small apartment room... hmm not sure... I think you could even hang on walls lol

Hohoho glad to hear that

EDIT:Previously I mentioned that I am more lean towards Asus Xonar DX but then someone told me it doesnt has optical in so it's out of the option...last choice would be X-fi Titanium or wait for Sound Blaster Z which I heard will be coming this month?

This post has been edited by Duckies: Mar 21 2013, 12:25 AM

im getting a 5.1 speaker for my notebook.. the thing is i dont have 5.1 output from my notebook.. other than sound card is tehre any way i can get true 5.1 sound? or 5.1 sound card is needed is there any where i can get cheap one?

no choice
a 5.1 soundcard is the only way to deliver true 5.1 sound

any recommendable affordable sound card? i mean usb sound card since im using laptop

I only know good 2.0 or 2.1 soundcards. 5.1 soundcard I dunno

i need recommendation for best 2.0ch speaker that have best clear sound output and a little bass for music.purpose use for gaming,movie and a little bit music.
my budget is <rm100 but can consider higher price if the cheaper speaker not good for my use purpose.

and also recommeded me the best soundcard for that 2.0ch speaker that you all recommended.or built-in soundcard is more than enough for 2.0ch speaker?..can soundcard make any different compare to built in?
budget i dont know but can consider back if include speaker is still in my budget range.

Best things don't come in RM100

for the best out of every best speaker you need to go up to at least RM5k for a pair of speaker

here's an example of the best speakers KEF offers

http://www.kef.com/html/en/showroom/flagsh...blade/overview/

This post has been edited by power911: Mar 21 2013, 07:03 PM

Hi sufus, I'm currently looking for a Creative Inspire T10, does anyone know where can I get it? Searched every where also can't get it, some got display set but no stock, some need to pre-order, etc...sigh

hi everyone, im looking for surround speakers for my PC for gaming as well as music. With a price of around rm1k, what's the best one i can get?i don't mind a home theatre system but i dunno how to hook it up to my pc