I have a klipsch promedia ultra 5.1 speaker system. On the back of the subwoofer it has three 3.5mm inputs for front L/R, rear L/R, and center/sub. What do the other ends of the 3.5mm cables plug into
Those three analog inputs are designed for a 5.1 or higher computer sound card (front, rear, and sub/center) with analog outputs. Onboard sound cards are mostly poor quality, so the Klipsch will not sound as good as if you have a better internal or external sound card (such as Creative's Sound Blaster, e.g., SB1). If you only have a digital surround sound source, such as a TV, Xbox, satellite or cable receiver, then you need a digital to analog decoder. Klipsch made a nice decoder, the DD-5.1. It converts optical and other digital signals to the analog signals your Klipsch ProMedia uses.
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