>>> ja.jo@telia.com 2003. 12. 08. 22:03:04 >>> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html] Is the only solution to buy a 5.1 soundcard or a soundcard with digital outputs and upgrade to a real 5.1 setup, or does mplayer have an audio filter or something that could solve my problem in a much cheaper way without throwing away my current hardware? I am really pleased with the sound quality apart from the missing LFE. The -af pan=... option is your friend. See man mplayer and DOCS/sound.html: "2.3.2.3.2 Changing the number of channels". OF This message has been scanned by eAppliance 500.