Trying to create a surround for pc with music set speakers and amps

[unity100]

I need MAJOR help here.

I have a Creative X-fi extreme music board.

I want to get at least 5.1 outs from this sound board, but not through standard computer speaker stuff, but quality music set speakers and amp.

I currently have an old pioneer music rack from 1991, it has a stereo built-in amp (DC-Z82), and 2 stereo 3-way speakers.

I want to get at least 4 new technology speakers like these http://www.pioneerekoshop.com/urunler.asp?choice=7 , and an amp that will be able to receive digital output from the sound card, (any of these http://www.pioneerekoshop.com/urunler.asp?choice=3 ), and this way create a fantastic classic music experience.

But, im kind of newbie when it comes to setting up such set-ups, in terms of knowledge about what amp, speaker is best.

as a sidenote, i NEVER want to listen to anything on those standard (or highly pumped up), digital, extreme-tech 5.1, 7.1 speaker sets with TINY satellites (hence tiny voices - not in amplitude but in feeling) and artificially created bass.

i want to make a MAJOR classical music listening environment.

Please help with this.

[unity100]

Isnt there anyone having experience with such a setup ?

[AndyH]

No experience but some curiosity. Do you have classical music in surround sound format? You know you don't get surround sound from a stereo source, regardless of having surround sound hardware, don't you?

[sabianq]

your audio card has 6 channels of line level out.
5 of them are full fidelity line level.
the .1 is a channel that only sends out the low frequency information.

your card decodes any sample that is written for multiple channel out. it also decodes dual (stereo) channel out.

your card is the decoder.

the line level outs on the back of your card are 1/8 inch stereo jacks.

you should have 4 output jacks.

1 front r/l
1 rear r/l
1 center
1 sub


all you need are three stereo amplifiers.
(every channel needs its own dedicated amp)

and a powered sub woofer

send your front right / left line to one stereo amp. (any stereo amp will work)

use a cable like this
http://www.frontx.com/pro/c216_042p2.gif

send your rear left/ right to another stereo amp. use the same type of cable.

send your center to an amp

and send your sub to an amp.

set up your speakers

easy