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Most Sony ES surround receivers I've seen have reassignable digital inputs. Consult the manual that came with your unit to see if you can do this or not.

What make/model is your receiver? The digital coax input on it could be a separate input. But on basic receivers, it's possible that it shares the same input as the optical, meaning that you can only use one or the other. In either case, at least run the analog audio cables from the box to...

DTS-ES comes in both matrixed and discrete modes. Depending on your receiver's decoding hardware, it might be able to do just Matrix mode or even both. There are a handful of movies that are actually encoded for true DTS-ES Discrete. Gladiator is one of the few. In this case, there was actually...

First of all, are you using a converter box for cable or is it coming straight from the wall jack? I am assuming that you are going straight from the wall jack because you're running a signal from the TV's audio outputs. This being the case, you have to realize that not all analog cable...

The 5.1 capabilities on newer sound cards are intended to be used with DVD-ROM drives. The 5.1 Sound Blaster cards are only equipped with outputs for 5.1 (no inputs). Those outputs are actually designed for "5.1-ready" PC speaker systems. They actually have the jacks in the back of them for...

The optical out surely has the capacity to carry 5 channels of discrete audio for SACD, but copyright protection prevents manufacturers from supporting that. Therefore, you must use analog cables for SACD playback. This is the same case with DVD Audio. Anyway, just hook up both the digital...

Ummmmm....the PS2 does not support DD or DTS in game software; its audio hardware isn't sophisticated enough. ProLogic is the best you're going to get with that. Yes, the optical out does work for game sound, but only for 2-channel or ProLogic. Only in DVD movie mode is the optical out...

Well, 6.1 is an actual FORMAT (DTS-ES, DD/THX EX), whereas 7.1 and up are actually just extended 5.1 formats with front effects channels (5.1 + 2 front effects = 7.1). Front effects speakers serve the purpose of separating certain frequencies from the main speakers in order to maintain better...