Incorporate Your Media Center PC
You’ll access the bulk of your music collection using your Media Center PC, which is easy to connect to your stereo receiver. Use the headphone or line-out jack from your computer, and plug the other end (which will be a split RCA connector) into the left and right auxiliary outputs on your receiver. At the store, ask for a mini-DIN-to-RCA converter cable. This process essentially bypasses your PC speakers and uses the stereo to transmit sound instead.
Xbox 360 has spectacular sound capabilities. It has the capability of Dolby Digital surround sound but unfortunately doesn’t go straight into speakers. You’ll need either a TV with speakers or an amplifier/receiver to get the best sound out of your Xbox 360. Xbox ...
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