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This is somewhat redundant and you would be better off spending your money on getting some better speakers for your receiver. This is a better solution for a few reasons. First, typically the amplifier in your receiver is better than what you will find in a Soundbar. Secondly, connecting your TV to the receiver and getting a pair of great speakers will typically give you better sound because you can get true separation between the speakers; whereas Soundbar speakers are closer together and rely on electronics to create a separation effect.
For instance, Polk makes great speakers and will have excellent options that can meet whatever your space and budget requirements are. The reason is they tend to focus on the quality of the speakers and other electronics. Even though they are positioned as the higher-fidelity side of Soundbars, I still think that if you have a receiver, then for the same money as a soundbar you can get high quality speakers and are better off because of the sound separation can engulf the room better.
The plan is to use the receiver as just an HDMI switch to we can hook up all of our devices i. Would there be any issues? Just wanted to follow up on this to see you received a response from the team. Please let me know when you have a moment. I just received a couple answers to this question from the home theatre team at Best Buy.
If Dolby Atmos is the issue, than a new Dolby Atmos receiver would be required, along with the appropriate speakers. I know that this is not the ideal setup and probably a waste of money for this system and use but wanted all the features for possible upgrade at a later time. I bought the soundbar because I wanted no wires running across the room but I have always wanted to use a receiver for my system.
My previous receiver is not an AV receiver so sitting in cabinet doing nothing. I looked at your solution do not get the connections. Optical cable from receiver to soundbar — No output for optical from receiver, just input. TV has optical out and soundbar has optical in but receiver has optical in as well so based on what is said here. There is both and in on receiver and soundbar so that appears to not be possible. The home audio team advised that the section of the article that you refer to is no longer relevant to the selection of soundbars available.
As stated at the top of the article, this piece was written several years ago. The products and functionality have since changed.
The most important aspect of the article is more relevant today: Hi I have a soundbar, I want all my devices audio to be played on the soundbar, my tv only has 3 HDMI ports, but I have 7 devices in total, so I have no choice but to use a Receiver. What is the best connection to make it work? If you use your receiver you may not be able to use the sound bar with it.
Try keeping the soundbar and TV the same brand and things live together a little happier. Can I simply hook up the soundbar to the optical out on the amplifier?
Im a 2 channel stereo junkie, hence my reply. No one in the house including myself wants to utilize my 2 channel receiver and tower speakers because, well, sound!! In my infinitie wisdom, I thought it may be cheaper mind you I have a very cheap insignia nstr14 2 channel by watts I cannot afford to replace with a yamaha 5. I thought id kill two birds with one stone by integrating a soundbar my center channel so to speak, and get the powered sub at the same time, meaning id be all set to listen to tv through soundbar, and music 90 percent through r, l and sub.
Since I intend to upgrade to Polk t50 tower speakers they require w to max out, and since I only have a total of w from receiver….. It may not be possible or maybe it can? To do this, any suggestions? Also, if i went big on real 5. Two issues in one really. I Dont have an arc receiver nor do i know what that is….
All the audio from those devices is currently on TV speakers only. Get more from your sound bar by using your TV as a switcher Sign in to comment Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. The LED display on the front of the Vizio sound bar starts flashing rapidly, indicating that the two devices are trying to find each other; the two devices are successfully paired after the LED display stops flashing. Don't show this again. You need a sound bar that connects to the audio out or monitor jacks on the TV.
Any questions including is it cheaper to make a powered sub with plate amplifier. Handy, but never built one.
Budget is real concern. Too many audio vices!! I also would like to add a powered amp to my receiver to push center channel how many rms watts do centers need? Is it true that the headphonejack withe red and whites opposite the 3. I can either listen to the BluRay speakers or the Soundbar. Not both at the same time. What do I need to do in order to listen to both the Soundbar and the Home Theater System at the same time through any of my devices?
Perhaps you could clarify the reasoning for the setup you proposed.
This is great information, thank you! I really love the Soundbar and I am not looking to hook up additional speakers, etc. How would I connect the three so I can get my sound through the soundbar all the time regardless of what input or devices I am using Roku vs cable? Am I thinking crazy? Does this sound possible?
We would need to know a bit more information about the set up to the receiver, and what type of receiver the customer has. However, usually it would not make sense for the customer to buy a sound bar when they already have a 5. Realistically, they would be able to adjust the sound settings on the receiver for each component ie.
TV cable box, Blu-ray player.. Trouble is, the TV has only two settings: TV itself, and external. The receiver is a Pioneer from years back. I have a wireless crystal sound surround model HW -C with sub woofer both purchased at same time.
It was working great until my satellite reciever model DSR died so I brought the identical one same model same age from another TV connecting it exactly the same. What no one can answer is why no sound on sound bar or TV but picture??? Other is why does my satellite receiver shut off on its own along with sound bar??? It never did that before.
I want to use my satellite remote to get satillite signal and My TV remote only to power up the TV and use my small Samsung remote to turn on power bar. Thanks in advance for all those who want and can answe my question. However, the reason the sound bar may also shut off is possibly because the satellite remote may be connected to the sound bar through set up? Also, the reason that the sound bar may not be providing sound is possibly related to the input settings on the sound bar? You should reach out to the service provide of your satellite signal shaw? You could also request a home visit from Geek Squad: Home membership covers every device in your home.
Hold down both the metal "Link" button on the back side of the subwoofer and the "Input" button on the sound bar at the same time. The LED display on the front of the Vizio sound bar starts flashing rapidly, indicating that the two devices are trying to find each other; the two devices are successfully paired after the LED display stops flashing. If the devices still aren't paired after 30 seconds and the LED display stops flashing, try pairing them again.
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