Help with soundbar and additional speakers
Discussion
Hey guys,
I am new to this whole home cinema thing and up until now have been quite happy with our creative Labs speakers running through the headphone port on our TV.
I picked up a Samsung soundbar yesterday which runs through BT with our Samsung TV, the issue is it shuts off the TV speaker meaning our external speakers are now off.
The soundbar only has an Aux in port and not an Aux out. Will I need to change our external speakers to wireless so the TV plays to all devices?
How do people run 5.1 audio?
Any help would be great
I am new to this whole home cinema thing and up until now have been quite happy with our creative Labs speakers running through the headphone port on our TV.
I picked up a Samsung soundbar yesterday which runs through BT with our Samsung TV, the issue is it shuts off the TV speaker meaning our external speakers are now off.
The soundbar only has an Aux in port and not an Aux out. Will I need to change our external speakers to wireless so the TV plays to all devices?
How do people run 5.1 audio?
Any help would be great
If you just want to use the soundbar and external speakers at the same time, you could probably get it to work by connecting a headphone splitter to the TV, then connecting all the speakers to the splitter using 3.5mm jack plugs. It will just be a messy stereo effect though.
Best way is a proper 5.1 AV amp (receiver) with separate 5.1 speakers. Next best would be an AV amp with a mixture of new speakers for the front channels, plus your logitechs for the rear channels and your soundbar for the centre channel (make sure the amp you buy has "pre-outs").
You could forget the rear channels for now, use your logitechs for left and right.
You can also buy "home cinema in a box" 5.1 setups, where the amp is inside a DVD player. Not recommended unless money is tight. Apart from the surround effects, it'll probably sound worse than your soundbar.
There are so many variables - room size, available space, budget, sound quality expectations, what the missus will let you put in the lounge - that your best bet is to go to a hifi/AV shop and listen to what's available. Try and borrow some kit to try at home once you have narrowed your options down.
Best way is a proper 5.1 AV amp (receiver) with separate 5.1 speakers. Next best would be an AV amp with a mixture of new speakers for the front channels, plus your logitechs for the rear channels and your soundbar for the centre channel (make sure the amp you buy has "pre-outs").
You could forget the rear channels for now, use your logitechs for left and right.
You can also buy "home cinema in a box" 5.1 setups, where the amp is inside a DVD player. Not recommended unless money is tight. Apart from the surround effects, it'll probably sound worse than your soundbar.
There are so many variables - room size, available space, budget, sound quality expectations, what the missus will let you put in the lounge - that your best bet is to go to a hifi/AV shop and listen to what's available. Try and borrow some kit to try at home once you have narrowed your options down.
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