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Originally Posted by gilly
best way to get true 5.1 sound without amplifier is buying speakers that has optical connection.
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The connection interface means nothing, 5.1 signals can be transmitted over Coax RCA cable as well. In the beginning TOSLINK (the name for the optical interface we use today) was only designed to stream stereo PCM from CD players.
You need to look at the speaker/amp specs and look for "Decodes Dolby Digital/DTS digital" which is pretty much all home theaters in a box systems these days.