Can you configure this unit to output audio to the speakers AND optical at the same time. I would like to add a sub-woofer that has an optical input.
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I am not 100% sure but I really don't think so. The setting on the TV is to choose between an audio system and TV speakers, and if you choose one it turns off the other.
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Yes you can but you won't get Dolby Digital that way you will only get surround. You need to turn the tv speaker off to get Dolby Digital pass through from your HDMI device. Under digital audio out in the sound menu with the tv speaker off choose DTS NEO 2:5.
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Are you planning on having them both hooked up, to the speakers, at the same time? I've never tried that before, but it would be fairly easy to wire in a source selection switch to help prevent them from affecting each other.
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Dear Linda, as far as I know this cannot be connected as part of a surround sound set up, you or someone else may have. From what I've read you cannot connect this model to a sub woofer.The connection is done through the tv . If you should have a home surround sound and your two front speakers and the center are no longer working . You would be much better off with finding 2 front speakers and a center again. I don't think this bar can substitute for your needs. I am not by any means a tech guru. I do know some stuff by educating myself with the comment of others on consumer sites. I hope this helps by Bernard Dear Linda, as far as I know this cannot be connected as part of a surround sound set up, you or someone else may have. From what I've read you cannot connect this model to a sub woofer.The connection is done through the tv . If you should have a home surround sound and your two front speakers and the center are no longer working . You would be much better off with finding 2 front speakers and a center again. I don't think this bar can substitute for your needs. I am not by any means a tech guru. I do know some stuff by educating myself with the comment of others on consumer sites. I hope... » Read More Dear Linda, as far as I know this cannot be connected as part of a surround sound set up, you or someone else may have. From what I've read you cannot connect this model to a sub woofer.The connection is done through the tv . If you should have a home surround sound and your two front speakers and the center are no longer working . You would be much better off with finding 2 front speakers and a center again. I don't think this bar can substitute for your needs. I am not by any means a tech guru. I do know some stuff by educating myself with the comment of others on consumer sites. I hope this helps by Bernard « Show Less
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Have you tried a subwoofer that works? It will not work if the signal being emitted is not decoded to send the signal to the subwoofer, like Dolby surround.
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While I dont know your configuration, I can tell you that I have two subwoofers plugged in the single S/W port on the back of mine (I have a Y-Cable to split the power cords) I have Definitive Technology (BP-8060ST) Speakers plugged in for your reference.
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You can use a sub-woofer in conjunction with this pair of speakers, but not without a receiver. There is no port that would allow you to directly link the two. Further, the speakers are not powered (they're passive) and require a power source (receiver) to function.
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Yes you can play the A and B speakers at the same time. I play mine that way. You won't get the "surround sound" because it's a two channel stereo system. I have two speakers in the corner and the tv in the middle and two speakers in the other corner with the couch in the middle. Sounds good to me without all those wires needed for the surround system. Plus I'm not a fan of the sub-woofer systems. I have one for my computer but if I really want to hear good sound I will run the computer through the Marantz and ((((((B O O M)))))), music and movies are excellent!!!...
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That unit is not really designed with a subwoofer output however you could use the Pre out to send the signal to the sub but it will send all the frequencies to it along with sub frequencies. The other way is to use hi level in and out from the raw wire speaker outs. This acts as a pass through and carries the signal through the sub and out onto your speakers.
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Um, yeah that's a good question. I'm not saying u can't do it bit Not aware of a way to make the device work w/o going through my surround sound either. Honestly, even though I bought the device, sadly I came across the same thing and ended up not using it. However, you might be able to run optical out of th cable box and try that way. I'm really sorry I'm not much help but understand the frustrations
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Steve...I didn't see any place to connect a separate sub woofer but gosh, I'm not sure you'd need one with the sound this thing puts out !
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I am not positive. I would have to think there should be no reason why you could not configure your system in the way you have described. Because they are connected to your system by wired connections. You should be able to transmit out of both devices from the same sound source if your system has 2 outputs or by using a "Y" connector to split the sound.
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There is only two outputs for speakers. If you used a sub-woofer, then that would have to be one of the output speakers and would have to be self-powered. You could split the speakers but then you would lose your impedance and sound quality would probably suffer. This is a very basic, portable system that is designed to be totally self-contained. Hope this helps!
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Ron, What I am trying to do is have these play at the same time as my zone 2 from my receiver. It alreasy has speakers wired to it and I was looking to hook it to them for the kitchen. Running wires to the kitchen isn't a help. Any thoughts?Thanks for the answer.
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Yes, I believe you can. However, this product only operated for about 6 months. It is no longer working.oops, Jason is correct. Optical in and analog out. Sorry about that.
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I have not tried it on this system but I have on similar setups. There is a better way than suggested.You can plug your Main Speakers in Left (A and B) and your Monitors in Right (A and B).Then you can use Left/Right Output Levels for overall balance between Room and Monitors and Input Balance (Pan) on each channel to control Levels on what gets Mixed into the Monitor or not.
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Not being one to use that feature, I had to check for myself. And to confirm what has been answered previous, there's 2 audio out ports, 1 for analog audio, and the other for digital audio [optical].
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Yes, I recently added a center channel speaker to my existing 2 front speaker set up. I was running through RCA cables initially, but with the added channel, these are incompatible. I got the optical audio cable, hooked it to my receiver, but have been unable to get any sound whatsoever out of it.