How would I hook this up to my Sony Sound Bar ? The sound bar has HDMI input, Optical input and Analog input (Stereo headphone style). What output woud I use on this unit ?
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You could use any of the inputs. However, I would use the Optical or HDMI input first; because they would give you the best quality sound with a current sound bar. I would use the analog, stereo input as your last option.
584204
That Sherwould Receiver has no Preouts. You can not hook it up to a sound bar. Sound bars are made to hook up directy to your TV useualy with the Optical out of the TV.
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Yes. The soundbar has analog RCA input as well as the optical digital input. Further, there is another input (3.5mm stereo) to connect a portable portable device's headphone output to the soundbar.
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Almost! You will need a digital to audio converter first......here is the one I bought.... Orei DA21X Premium Optical SPDIF/Coaxial Digital to RCA L/R Analog Audio Converter with 3.5mm Jack Support Headphone/Speaker Outputs You connect the "Toslink" cable that comes with the converter.......from the TV to the converter. Then you connect the RCA cable from the other end of the converter.....to your sound bar. It works very well......GT:)
370098
Use a audio optical cable if PS4 has it, or run the sound from PS4 to TV and from TV to soundbar. The latter is how I have my PS3 hooked up
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Depending on how you have configured the connection the answer may lie in whether or not you are using a digital optical cable for the out put of the TV to the unit. HDMI is for ingoing signals, but if you are using the TV as a source to amplify then you need to add the digital optical cable from the TV out to the Sound bar in for this cable. If that does not correct the problem, then you may have a defective unit. This cable is not included in the box, but can be purchased for about 10-20 dollars depending where you buy.
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this is an awkwardly worded questions so I will try to answer it in parts. This device connects to any standard 3.5mm audio jack, which the back of your TV should have, as well as be in the back of the source of your sound bar. There is no HDMI cable to connect to this device. My advice, do not replace the HDMI cable from the TV to the sound bar, because you will lose so much audio quality. Instead, what I do is leave the Soundbar system plugged in with HDMI, but turned low/off for my sleeping baby, and I also play the TV sounds through this device connected to my AptX-enabled bluetooth wireless headphones (these are cheap and very simple to use = http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IBCRZ3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), and play as loud as I want.
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I bought a Yamaha sound bar that only connects to my TV. On the back of it is the place to connect the TV to the soundbar. The TV said Digital sound and the Yamaha only has optical sound I had to get the extra cord to make the connection work properly. Apparently this is very common with many electronic devices. The cables are much more expensive at local retailers.
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Sorry for such a late response but this JBL sound bar has no HDMI connection. Only optical and the optical input is what failed. Don't buy this.
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I unfortunately do not know what a "sound bar" is. Mine is hooked up to an XLR input on a mixer.
865393
Does your receiver have an "optical" output? If it does, try hooking that to the Soundbar. Have an HDMI and an Optical hooked up and they both work fine . . . . .
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The soundbar does not have an HDMI connector. In regards to digital inputs - it does have one optical SPDIF input. There is also a digital coaxial input.
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I think the sound bar's USB input is only for thumb drives and external hard drives. You're going to want to use the RCA input for audio transmission.
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Yes. I can hook up a sound bar and sub woofer via optical, but when I tried to hook up via HDMI it gave me one or the other - not both. I agree the inability to control both the sound bar (mine is a Sony) and TV with one remote is a detractor.
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This won't work. There is only one hdmi on the sound bar. Its actually a dumb design on Philips part. You also have the option of rca from the tv to the sound bar.
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I'm running my sound bar speakers to my TV. I'm using my optical cable, however an HDMI works too. I imagine an "external speaker is an external speaker" as it states when it is hooked up to my sound bar. Don't know if this helps kim
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What 2 channel types do you have?I tried connecting my Bose directly to the PS3's digital optical port, which works perfectly fine. In fact, I think the quality is slightly better than hooking it up from the TV's digital optical output but the only limitation is that you won't be able to output regular tv from your bose speakers.
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The only audio input this sound bar has it the A/V input, and the optical/fiber input. Some satellite dish boxes have an A/V output on them, so be sure and double check your dish box for compatibility.