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Old 04-07-2008, 22:33   #12
homealone
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Re: 5.1 surround sound.

Hi, I can't find any information on what sound input sockets are available on the subwoofer, to which, presumably, the speakers are connected?

If there is only a digital connector, either coax or optical (or both), then the speakers are designed to only work with a decoded digital signal. This will not work with either the tv or the freeview box.

If, however, there are 3.5mm 'front & back' sound inputs, or phono jacks for 2 channel stereo, you may have better luck, as you will be able to get leads to connect either the headphone socket on the TV, or the stereo sound output jacks on the freeview box.

The best you can hope for with that kind of setup is a front & back mirrored stereo sound, with the low frequencies downmixed to the subwoofer.

- however a decent set of powered stereo speakers would probably be just as good & a lot easier to connect.
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