Connecting Speakers and Headphones
The connectors and associated components shown here may be different from that of your speaker
system. Consult the documentation of your speaker system to identify similar input connectors. You
can upmix your stereo sources (for example, CD Audio, MP3, WMA, MIDI, and Wave) to enjoy
multichannel sound on your speakers or headphones.
To learn how to connect different types of speaker systems to your audio card, consult the following
sections:
Connecting Analog Speaker Systems
Connecting Digital Speaker Systems
Connecting Home Theater Systems
Connecting Headphones and Headsets
For tips on how to arrange your speakers, consult Positioning Your Speakers.
For a list of supported Creative speaker systems or interactive help on speaker connectivity, visit
www.soundblaster.com.
Notes
• Actual products may differ slightly from those shown in this chapter.
• Select the correct speaker setup or headphone option in Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control
Panel, to get the best experience. For more information, refer to their respective online Help.
• The cables shown in this chapter may be bundled with your peripheral or are available separately
from www.creative.com.
• For more information on the Creative peripherals mentioned in this chapter, visit
www.creative.com.
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