Can I use this sound bar with my receiver or CD player?
614212
With your CD player, yes. With your receiver, no. It is an active sound bar designed to connect directly to your TV ( it does not require or work with a receiver). You can plug it into your TV and still plug your CD player into it as well. If you're looking for a solution that will work with your receiver the Atlantic Technology FS 7.1 is your best bet.
1750512
I don't see why it wouldn't as long as your receiver had an optical out or HDMI out, which most do. Seems like overkill though. Aren't you going the soundbar route to save space and cable runs?
2166915
You can, but in order to use sound system with the tv only, you will need a receiver.
441701
I don't think so - it is intended to allow switching the output of various devices to a device input. If by receiver you mean cable or sat, you may not need this device. If you receiver has an HDMI out port - connect that to the HDMI on the TV and run the optical out from the TV to the sound-bar. The HDMI provides a better quality sound connection than optical anyway.
373739
Not directly. A component-style CD player like this needs to be connected to an amplifier or receiver. The amplifier or receiver (a receiver is an AM/FM tuner with an amplifier built-in) provides the power for the speakers.
1302724
No problem connecting to a receiver. If your computer has a sound card, you could connect via phono outputs to your receiver. Also SPDIF if both have that plug.
710413
You will need an amplifier. If you don't already have one, you should probably consider a sound bar with a built-in amp
611672
Some CD players also have a digital coax output and this unit can accept this input (better sound than RCA). So, yes.
865394
did you hook the receiver to the soundbar so the receiver should be the output and the soudbar should be the input if it is the other way it will not work
875855
Yes, the sound bar must have sub-out. If not then you'll have to use a receiver and connect the sound bar and sub. Which is the way I have it set up
2097154
I don't think so.. There is no outputs (only inputs) on the bar. There are 2 optical inputs, aux input and Bluetooth input. There is a different model that comes with a sub. The sound is pretty good for a single room but yse a Sub would make a huge improvement.
2239922
We have a receiver that has problems and needs to be replaced. I wondered if this radio can take the place of the receiver? I mean can we hook our CD player into the radio and then have the sound come out of our existing speakers.
1455358
Hi,No need for a stereo receiver in order to use the Sony SoundBar. -Vincent
957442
An external CD player? Sure. Why not? I assume that it has an RCA output. Use the included adapter and connect it into the AUX input on the soundbar.
1395769
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:)
245807
You can get an adapter cable to go from the RCA on the cd changer to a 3.5mm phono plug and then plug that into the audio in port of the soundbar. Not digital like the optical cable, but the changer isn't optical out anyways and this is much cheaper.
223048
More than enough it's a Five Channel AV Reciever. CD Hookup is straight Foward as with any Receiver. http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=567576