![]() *) You must connect your surround speakers to the Green/Yellow/Black 3.5mm connections on the X-Fi Surround 5.1 device!!!ġ) Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup > Audio Devices. Here's what I did, and now I have 5.1 sound working correctly AND I have sound coming from my built-in speakers simultaneously. ![]() My MAC detected the X-Fi USB soundcard but I had the same problems others had reported (5.1 sound didn't work) and I couldn't get the built-in speakers working at the same time. My surround solution: Frys had refurbushed USB Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 units for $15 over the holidays, so I picked up one hoping it would be the solution. I never found all this information in the same place, so I wanted to share what I finally worked out. ![]() ![]() I also wanted to keep sound coming out of the built-in speakers on my iMac, so I knew I had to go the USB soundcard route. ![]() Issue: I wanted to use my Logitech THX speakers on my 27" iMac but the X-5300's don't have TOSLink inputs and I still like my Z-5300's. I just wanted to "give back" after trolling for weeks on getting my (external) USB Creative X-Fi Surround working on my iMac. ![]()
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