Does anyone have problems with voices coming through? I bought another brand 4HDMI w/Optical switch and all sound/music comes thru but voices do not.
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I had the same problem and contacted Monoprice. The following suggestion from them fixed the issue for me: "PS3 Settings -> Video Settings -> BD/DVD Audio Output Format (HDMI) that had to be changed from Linear PCM to Bitsream... This will help using DD 5.1 with PID 5557......I just want to add, that in doing this, you are making the audio receiver do all of the audio decoding. You will lose all of the menu sounds, like the ones from the BRP, and those from the Movies menu screen. Keep in mind that this is normal, and don't think anything is messed up."
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I have found this to be a problem only with certain movies. However for them, if I switch from Dolby 5+1 to Stereo on this switch, then the voices return but just not in surround mode. I will admit it is pretty annoying. I first noticed this problem with Night at the Museum on BD and thought it was a connection problem. Since then, I have had it with several others too. To work around it and get the surround sound on movies, I move the Coax or Optical cable from the switcher directly to the specific player that I am using and then it works fine. I am running the switch's HDMI out to my projector and the audio Coax/Optical output from the switcher to my home theater sound system. I have not verified if the audio is being correctly sent to the HDMI output for use on a TV with its own sound, but I assume it is.
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I have the same issue with my onboard HDMI, it only passes 2 ch sound through the cable, hd sound requires an optic cable. According to toms hardware 5770 (and for that matter I believe all 5xxx) cards pass both HD audio and video. I double checked also on a forum and this was confermed.
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I did have a bit of trouble with mine at first but after I went into sound settings in my OS and updated the settings for the headset to be default and so on and did a reboot, it worked perfect, just make sure you always keep it in the same USB port or you will have to go through it all over again. My sys OS Is Win 7 Pro. Hope this helps.
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It should pass the sound. Older graphics card do not support HDMI audio. Also need to make sure that HDMI audio drivers are installed from the graphics card manufacturer. Make sure HDMI audio is set to default. Make sure it works without the switch first.
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Sorry but my english is very bad, whatever, I'll try to help you, what kind of cable are you use to output the audio? HDMI, Optical?
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I dont seem to be having that problem. Make sure you are using an optical cable or HDMI w/A.R., not RCA plugs. Or, if your TV has the ability, shut off the internal speakers.
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Mine is sitting in the junk room. Most of the time the audio came through just fine for me. My issues was that sometimes the audio was so far out of sync it wasn't even watchable. It's a great concept, but a total POS in reality. Like Clayton said, try updating the drivers and see if that helps. I gave up on mine though. A 15' HDMI cable is cheaper and way more reliable.
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No I haven't had any issues with either of mine. Do you have the audio enabled?
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Having the same problem Herberto is having, where I hear the high pitched background noise and cyclic modulation, even if I turn the volume down to 0. Seems much worse when I try to use my AV sources rather than cable, though playing MP3s through the USB port sounds fine. Muting (compared to turning the volume down to zero) doesn't produce the noise, but unlike a bunch of people above, I didn't notice an improvement with my external speakers.
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If you're carrying audio over HDMI, your connection is fine. The cause of the hiss is either your receiver-speaker lines or the audio settings on your computer, including drivers and software. If the his happens for other HDMI audio sources (e.g. gaming console, BluRay player), then the problem is your speaker connection. If it's only your computer, Try updating audio drivers, different audio programs, and verify that the sound card and receiver are using the same audio format. Good luck!
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No, I didn't resolve it. I tried 3 different ones, and they all had the same noise. Let me know if you end up going with the same model from a different store, I'm interested to see whether this is a problem with Amazon's batch or the entire line. It's too bad everywhere else is so much more expensive than Amazon though...
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Yup I HAD that problem as well when I was using RCA inputs but when I changed to Digital Optical, I found that the volume was way too loud and had to turn it down a lot just to fit viewing need.Well, the way I have my setup with the same HTIB(Home Theater in Box) is: PS3>Reciever via Digital Optical for Audio PS3>TV via Component(Plan to upgrade to HDMI once the cable comes) TV>Reciever via RCA(Red and White plugs)For yours specifically Castellanos, I think we need a bit more info on the TV and the Toshiba, like what kind of Inputs and Outputs are on the back of both products or if not that way, give a link to see information on those items.Hopefully we can get this straighten out as with others in the same boat. Yup I HAD that problem as well when I was using RCA inputs but when I changed to Digital Optical, I found that the volume was way too loud and had to turn it down a lot just to fit viewing need.Well, the way I have my setup with the same HTIB(Home Theater in Box) is: PS3>Reciever via Digital Optical for Audio PS3>TV via Component(Plan to upgrade to HDMI once the cable comes) TV>Reciever via RCA(Red and White plugs)For yours specifically Castellanos, I think we need a bit more info on the TV and the Toshiba, like what kind of Inputs and... » Read More Yup I HAD that problem as well when I was using RCA inputs but when I changed to Digital Optical, I found that the volume was way too loud and had to turn it down a lot just to fit viewing need.Well, the way I have my setup with the same HTIB(Home Theater in Box) is: PS3>Reciever via Digital Optical for Audio PS3>TV via Component(Plan to upgrade to HDMI once the cable comes) TV>Reciever via RCA(Red and White plugs)For yours specifically Castellanos, I think we need a bit more info on the TV and the Toshiba, like what kind of Inputs and Outputs are on the back of both products or if not that way, give a link to see information on those items.Hopefully we can get this straighten out as with others in the same boat. « Show Less
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I didn't see the question but I'll assume it's the delay singers normally accept the delay in a lot of systemsbut some ways of hooking it up are better than others you make it a better picture from HDMI but you'll probably get closer sound from start to finishby using the standard video
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I did have some issues linking a console (PS3) and the Denon... audio lag audio and other stuff... i managed to left everything right connecting Audio via optic cable and video through HDMI. Hope This helps!
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Rose, let me save you the time waiting for a Tech. support person- like I did! I was told that if the mic OR speaker jack is utilized, the monitor silences the speakers-since it assumes you are using a headset and doesn't want to receive feedback from the integrated 3 Watt speakers....... Hope this helps!
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Lucy, I found the source of my hum. I have Direct TV HD. I found that going into the menu settings/Audio/Sound Effects and turning that option off, I was able to rid myself of the annoying hum. The option has something to do with keeping the audio settings from channel to channel, while it is changing you hear dead air except for the hum. Nice and quit now. Love this receiver! Larry
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This has been my problem too (digital optical/ TOSLINK/ SPDIF compatibility). I think I might go for gaming headsets such as Turtlebeach (PX5 etc) and use it for both games and movies. Plus, they have a digital optical OUT that you can hook up with your home theater/ sound bar system.