[alsa-devel] 5.1 surround sound with Hercules Fortissimo II

I am thinking of buying a 5.1 surround sound speakers.

I like to watch DIVX/XVID movies with KAFFEINE and they are all AC3 encoded. So will the surround sound work properly with Ubuntu Feisty and ALSA 1.0.14?

I have Hercules Fortissimo II soundcard.

Thank U in advance