<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>On Sun, Jul 27, 2025, at 12:53, Jason wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Most older motherboards would have an optical connector 5.1 DTS, but that requires a separate sound controller to connect the speakers and subwoofers.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>I also ditched PC speakers, but went to stereo speakers instead. Edifier R1280DB (If you look at amazon, check CamelCamelCamel, as I bought them for much less than the current price).</div><div><br></div><div>I went for them as they had optical-in, as well as line inputs so I can have my hifi connected to it (although in practice, I ended up buying separate speakers for the hifi).</div><div><br></div><div>I do use headphones if I was to play a game, and I'm less concerned with audio quality with those.<br></div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div id="sig91988184"><div class="signature"><b>Chris Irwin</b></div><div class="signature"><br></div><div class="signature"><span class="font" style="font-family:menlo, consolas, monospace, sans-serif;">email: <a href="mailto:chris@chrisirwin.ca">chris@chrisirwin.ca</a></span></div><div class="signature"><span class="font" style="font-family:menlo, consolas, monospace, sans-serif;"> web: <a href="https://chrisirwin.ca">https://chrisirwin.ca</a></span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>