Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions 3.5 mm jack wiring

Yeah, that sounds like the right way to go. Seems like some of the sound card vendors offer S/PDIF output but it's at TTL level instead of the <1V needed to drive coax. The idea is good (lets you converter to either optical or coax) but it means you need a converter every time.

I'm fairly sure that the Creative cards are coax level but the manual sure uses a lot of words without actually telling you.