Is boston acoustics soundware xs 5.1 is compatible with Sony STRDH550 5.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver ?
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Yes and No. the soundware xs 5.1 are rated at 100W per channel, whereas the Sony puts out up to 145W per channel. These numbers may be set differently by the different manufacturers, so you could potentially damage the speakers if you use them at full amplifier power. You should contact Boston Acoustics directly to get their OK. Otherwise, you run the risk of voiding your warranty.
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The speakers come ready. However, 5.1 implies 2 front, 2 rear, 1 center (front) and 1 subwoofer. You will need 2 more speakers.
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It should be. You'll just have to get a second sub if you want 5.2 surround sound. 5.1 surround works fine for most. My sub finally gave out after five years...
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Yes. Excellent receiver for a 5.1 inwall speaker application. I am running 5 Polk inwalls and a Polk subwoofer along with a directv tuner and a sony bluray on a 65" HDTV. Its used on an indoor / outdoor room. Great for watching football etc and the kids can watch their movies out there as well.
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You can use this player with your 5.1 receiver. You need to go into the player's audio setup menu and set the surround back channel to "None." The player will then only output to the 5.1 analogs (just leave the surround back analog connectors unused). This is what am doing.
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Can you provide further details of what you are trying to do?Generally you can only connect one input to a speaker system so either the PC or the HDTV. If the PC has a 5.1 soundcard, the cables that come with the X-530 can be used to hook it up. The quick-connect guide that comes with the X-530 will indicate which connections and where on your sound card.Depending on your HDTV audio outputs, you may need additional cables. If you have the manual of the TV you can look in it to find out what all outputs it has prior to determining which cables you will need.
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Look for the Sony STR-DH740 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver on AmazonLow cost, yet relatively future proof.
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Not necessarily. A decent MOBO will have the channels to make it work but I use a Asus Xonar DGX with mine. Unless you are an audiophile any 5.1 sound card will be fine.
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Turning surround 5.1 to stereo work great. I run my TV audio to my stereo receiver as an option for movies or sports anyway so I didn't notice any difference
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I'm running windows 8.1 x64 pro. The xonar software won't work with 8.1. And I'm not getting 5.1 from Hulu or amazon video from the web just a generic 5 channel output. VLC will play in 5.1 from mkv.
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My sound bar, the Vizio 5.1 wireless system indicates that 5.1 dolby digital when connected via optical to the tv's optical out. It only does this when the source on the TV is 5.1 in OTA programming or using the in TV smart applications. Its does not provide 5.1 passthrough with my HDMI cable to my set top box or my PS3. Those had to be hooked up directly to the soundbar to get 5.1 sound. However if you have a soundbar that will upmix 2 ch PCM it will pass that signal through HDMI and try its best to make it "surround"
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Dear Frank, Thanks so much for your inquiry. The Sony STRDH750 has Toslink inputs for computer audio, or any other device that you may own that offers a Toslink/Optical audio output! Please let me know if I can be of any additional assistance. Regards, Eric Cohen World Wide Stereo
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Any consumer AV receiver or plain old stereo receiver will work fine. Yamaha works great. Costco (when they have em) and Amazon sell Yamaha AVR and receivers at great prices. If you are using them outside from your main set up, just make sure you get one that has A and B speakers. If using as rear surround for 5.1 it won't have that but, you won't need it. If you do, look for a 7.1 system with AB.
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I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be transported on an optical connection. Bummer. I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be... » Read More I only have a Roku 2 XS, but it works great with that. Check the Roku forums, but I would expect it to work. Edit: I notice this is the model with only RCA stereo plugs out. I actually have the model with RCA stereo and Digital Optical out, and get DD5.1 with Amazon. This will only give stereo out. My initial response below doesn't fit the model you are asking about.Note it only works with sources that use legacy Dolby 5.1 (DD5.1) (such as Amazon). It does NOT work with sources that use Digital Dolby Plus (DD+) such as Netflix. You are limited to PCM stereo there. DD+ can not be transported on an optical connection. Bummer. « Show Less
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Hi Jose R., this Sony MDRDS6500 is compatible with a wide variety of audio formats: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS, DTS-ES Matrix, and DTS-ES. It has also the Sony's VPT (Virtualphones Technology) circuitry that gives a stunning 7.1ch surround sound experience. -Ely
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Can you provide further details of what you are trying to do? Generally you can only connect one input to a speaker system so either the PC or the HDTV. If the PC has a 5.1 soundcard, the cables that come with the X-530 can be used to hook it up. The quick-connect guide that comes with the X-530 will indicate which connections and where on your sound card. Depending on your HDTV audio outputs, you may need additional cables. If you have the manual of the TV you can look in it to find out what all outputs it has prior to determining which cables you will need.
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this unit is killer.... it supports almost everything especially dolby.... click on the link i provided it should answer all of your question.... http://www.docs.sony.com/release/specs/STRDA5700ES_mksp.pdf
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I think this might have all the details you're looking for: http://docs.pioneer.eu/Manuals/HTP_071_5707_00000_611_0S_manual/ I'm just using HDMI w/ embedded audio, but it has coax and optical for audio as well (and it will accept & process 7.1 in addition to 5.1, although to do 7.1 you need an external amp to do the side speakers - it has only amps for the 5.1 channels and then 2 RCA outs for the side channels). Other interesting thing to note is that it switches video w/ audio of course, BUT does not allow for any conversion of video format. So, while it has analog video inputs, it will only send those analog video signals to an analog video signal output, not the HDMI output (and vice versa w/ the HDMI - the HDMI video input can only be routed to the HDMI video output, not the analog video output). I like this unit. The speakers leave a bit to be desired, but the receiver is a solid foundation for a decent home theater setup.
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I'm now running it on a Dell XPS i7 Win 7 64-bit PC and it does a good job with the Dolby Digital output to a set of Boston Acoustic PC speakers with Dolby Digital support. I haven't tried it on a normal AV receiver with DTS so don't know it that problem been connected. I'm completely happy with it for the price of the board.