http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11764
--- Comment #14 from Raymond superquad.vortex2@gmail.com 2011-01-03 06:14:42 CST --- wine need to implement dsound 's speaker-configuration to find out your speaker arrangement is 2.0 , 4.0 , 5.1 and 7.1 from Sound Preference and use alsa's analog front , surround40, surround51 and surround71 devices, iec958 for digital audio pass through coxial/spdif to your digital receiver, hdmi for your hdtv or hdmi receiver
This is easy for desktop with 6 audio jacks in rear panel since you don't need to change the switches of your sound card (e.g. "Smart51", "Channel mode" to retask the pink and blue jacks as output