How to Connect a Soundbar to a Receiver (Should You Do It?)

[@michaelporter8210]

Yep I wanted to use my receiver as a HDMI control so your advice to just hook my sound bar directly to my TV using the optical input was the best advice

[@OutOfTheBoxThinker1]

Hi Michael ! I have a similar situation but I have a question: so all my speakers (In wall and in ceiling are going to my Yamaha receiver and I have an apple tv going to to input 1 in the Yamaha and an HDMO cable going from Yamaha to TV ARC. so If I hook up my sound bar using an optical to the TV, do I have to set the TV sound output to Optical? if so would all the speakers work (including the soundbar if I do that ?

[@davidparks1644]

yah, I'm going to heed the advice here and just use the soundbar. The Samsung sound bar sounds good but I don't like the single point of reference the sound comes from. I'll need to see if this Samsung has any compatible receivers and expand from the sound bar.

[@michaelwright1602]

I did it years ago with a top of the line, at the time, Polk sound bar and a 12" velodyne sub. It actually sounded incredibly good. We had no room for speakers in our space, and quite honestly it worked. I had it connected to a Denon AVR, 4800 I believe.

[@robainscough]

I'm about to purchase an Denon AVR X4800 and was hoping to use my LG 5.1 soundbar ... TV eArc --> 4800 eArc --> 4800 HDMI out to LG SoundBar ... do you happen to know if this will work?

[@michaelwright1602]

@@robainscough It should if you use the HDMI Monitor 2 output on the Denon out to the sound bar. Have you pulled up the Denon manual and looked to see what it says? That is where I would start. The manual should be readily available on the internet for free. Crutchfield usually links them in their product descriptions.

[@robainscough]

@@michaelwright1602 Thanks, I ended up getting the Bose Soundbar 900 + 700 sub, it apparently can work both sound and headphone Bluetooth (specifically with my Bose Q45s) ... I'll know if that's accurate tomorrow. The Denon x4800H is on "hold" for now ... the Denon manual doesn't really specify if HDMI out to SoundBar will work, and doesn't suggest it's eArc either.

[@michaelwright1602]

@@robainscoughGood to hear, the Bose is probably going to be a better solution.

[@vetteconnoisseur9531]

So i just upgraded my home theater system with a Vizio 5.1.2 Atmos surround bar and while it sounds absolutely fantastic (and spacious), i wanted to also utilize my Pioneer Dolby Digital/5.1 receiver as well. The Pioneer throws tons of POWERFUL sound as it has 2 left, 2 center, 2 right as well as 2 left and 2 right surround speakers...not to mention an analog connected Yamaha (powered) 8" subwoofer. Since all of our viewing content is via FireCube 4k streaming, i finally was able to synch both the Vizio and Pioneer audio systems playing Dolby (Atmos and Digital 5.1) surround outputs. Essentially-i connected the Pioneer via coax (digital input) converted Toslink from my Samsung 85" 4k and the Firecube 4k directly to the Vizio 5.1.2 via HDMI. The Vizio is HDMI 2.1 connected to the Samsung 85" via eArc. The Vizio strips the Dolby digital stream directly off the Firecube for Atmos and DTx output processed to its 8 channels (speakers), and also passes the pcm stream to the tv hdmi input. The optical Toslink from the tv simultaneously gets decoded by the Pioneer and sends output to its 10 connected speakers + attached Yamaha powered sub. The challenge was audio synchronization between both systems which was finally achieved by adjusting the TV audio output delay in conjunction with the same process on the Vizio 5.1.2 audio delay setting. When i say this final configuration sounds incredible, it is no joke. My whole living room literally shakes from the sound! The Atmos encoded opening scene from MadMax is so immersive you actually feel like you're about to get run over by the bandits. Anyhoo - great vid and great information here! 👍

[@tumelomatia1355]

Thank you for this solution, some us of just want to use the soundbar as an extra speaker instead of letting it idle in dust, you broke it down so well. I salute you!

[@garyjnj1]

Thinking of doing something similar. I have a Bose 900 system with two 500 subs and 700 rears. I just got a projector and need to send the earc signal from the projector to the projector. The locations are very far from each other and too far for an hdmi cable. As such, I picked up a earc over ethernet adapter which allows me to send the signal accross the room with nothing more than an ethernet cable. The device has a transmitter and receiver box which are connected via the ethernet cable. From there, I can connect the earc of my projector to the device using a very short high speed hdmi cable. The other side also uses a short high speed hdmi cable to connect to the sound bar. The device has the added benefit of being able to extract the audio(including Atmos). I plan to use that to send sound via spdif to my pro-logic AV receiver, and use the right and left channels to add my older Bose 600 book shelf speakers to the setup. I could also add rear channels to the receiver. The idea is to just add a little more pop to the fullness of the listening experience. I could later get an atmos AV receiver and add more speakers to the height channel but just thought I'd give my older existing equipment a shot. Your post makes me think this may be a good option. I just wasn't too sure how Atmos would sound with the older Prologic left/right channel speakers or if they would clash or echo. Thoughts?

[@linodizzle2898]

Thank you. I’m a beginner to home theater systems etc.. Back in November I purchased a Sony STR-DH590 AV receiver as well as a LG 3.1.2 sound bar with Dolby Atmos. After watching your video, I now know that I won’t be needing the receiver for my home theater. Instead I bought the LG SPK8-S 2.0 rear speaker kit. Unfortunately I can not return the receiver. So I guess I can hook up the AV receiver to the TV in my living room or bedroom. I was going to use the receiver for its HDMI inputs for my home theater since my projector only has one hdmi port, but I just purchased a Phillips HDMI switch to plug into projector allowing connection to up to 4 additional hdmi devices. Had I watched your video sooner it would have saved me a couple of hundred dollars. Great video.

[@markwalsh2709]

Your third scenario is exactly what I'm going to be trying. I currently have a 5.2 setup with a receiver and a projector. I have 4 HDMI devices, including PS5 and Xbox X. I'm thinking about buying the new Hisense Laser projector, and a center channel or even a soundbar won't fit well between the short throw projector and the screen. So, I'm thinking about the new Sony HT-A9 4.1 and a sub, which is getting great reviews. The problem is, projectors have limited HDMI's, so I'm thinking of using the receiver as a high-quality HDMI switch, and use the HDMI out from the receiver that would go to the projector, to go to the Sony control box HDMI in, then HDMI out to the projector - what I don't know, is if the HDMI output from the receiver is sending everything I would want, like high res audio, dts, and other data that the sound system would need. Unfortunately, I cannot find a 4k 120hz HDMI 2.2 switch, which would be the best solution

[@tiloalo]

I had the issue of not having a place to mount the front right speakers properly. I ended up buying the passive soundbar from Harman Kardon, which includes the 3 front speakers (with direct speaker input). Has been perfect so far, looks like a soundbar, but is hooked directly to my regular 5.1 amplifier.

[@dougiemac8417]

New sub. Enjoying your videos!!! Short and to the point. Greatly appreciated. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@krunchie2024]

Thanks for this video. In some countries like Japan where I live, there are thousands of used active soundbars, but very few reasonably priced and/or suitably sized passive LCR speakers to connect to a receiver. The temptation then becomes to use a soundbar as one, the speakers are there inside the enclosure (!), but unfortunately soundbars do not include three channels of inputs. Presumably circuitry could be removed from a used soundbar and connections added to make it into an LCR, but it would be nice to know which soundbars work well before attempting this. Some older HT systems have hdmi inputs and amp built into the subwoofer, with the soundbar as a passive speaker (like the sony ht tc100) but that one uses a 9 pin connector, so some hacking would still be required to connect regular speaker cables from the receiver.

[@michaelmcclary2247]

Hey Jonah, I just bought a new TV and a soundbar. I previously had the old TV hooked up to a receiver with a surround system. I wanted to upgrade so I went with the sound bar. My issue is that I have 2 rear built in speaker right above my couch. Is there a way I can use those 2 speakers thru the receiver while still having the soundbar in place. Thanks

[@ElCid_86]

Did you ever figure this out? I’m in the same situation and doing research.

[@ewsdneax61eaxe10]

This is a great advice for a newbie👍👍👍

[@rahuls4863]

Thank you, this helps a lot. 1. I wanted to know what would happen if I - and you explained what would happen and why that would? This helps me understand a lot of things. Thanks for all these scenarios - even things that might not sound best. Just a basic 'this won't sound good would not have helped me understand. Hence your video is awesome :)

[@ivanfreely6366]

There is one other scenario which I'm facing right now. Trying to get the AM/FM radio from an old Pioneer receiver (SX-2700) to come out on the soundbar where the soundbar is already connected to the TV via TOSLINK while the cable box and Blu-Ray player is connected to the TV via HDMI. I'm aiming for the minimized look. The only viable solution ( to me ) that I can think of is via the receiver's TRS jack for the headphones but it looks so messy. Another way (perhaps too dangerous for the soundbar) is to jury-rig a 3.5mm cable to connect to the receivers "Spring Clip" speaker connectors and plug the 3.5mm jack into the soundbar. The worry is that I could damage the soundbar should someone accidentally crank up the volume on the receiver.

[@thatsentertainment5602]

I plugged in a passive Yamaha YAS 109 soundbar to my 5.1 surround and a hdmi splitter but would like to know if this would also work with an active soundbar.

[@tiloalo]

Not well. The soundbar volume for example will be controlled separately and night not follow the same curve. Best to stick with a passive soundbar hooked to your receiver.

[@thatsentertainment5602]

@@tiloalo Thanks for your feedback and yes will just stick to passive

[@DougalsMD]

Here's my scenario. I have a nice receiver and 5.1 setup; however, I move fairly often to new apartments and am tired of always having to fix the holes in the wall and wiring speakers around the room. Also I'm tired of looking at exposed wires as it's not easy to hide in a removable manner for apartment life. So I was thinking about getting a soundbar to replace my 5.1 system ( I understand the sound quality will not be as good) for the ease of it. The problem with this is that I have multiple sources and only one input on the tv that can accept 4k video and none of the soundbars I've seen accept multiple hdmi inputs. The receiver solves this by having passthrough of 4k video through all of its hdmi ports. What would you suggest to run a soundbar with multiple 4k hdmi sources? Thanks in advance!

[@DougalsMD]

Also my TV and Receiver both support ARC if that helps.

[@JonahMatthes]

I would definitely go with a Soundbar that has multiple HDMI inputs on it. This would make your life a lot easier. If you have a decent budget, I'd suggest the Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1.4 soundbar. It has 3 HDMI inputs and supports 4K pass-through. There are also many other cheaper soundbars that have multiple HDMI inputs and supports 4K pass-through, but I personally have the Shockwave Pro and think it's a solid unit. I will be posting a review of it soon if you're interested!

[@Ryyker69]

I've got a Yamaha soundbar that comes with a subwoofer. So I routed my cable hdmi to soundbar, hdmi to Onkyo receiver cable/sat , hdmi out to TV 65" LG 4k. All my speakers sound good and I can adjust/equalize everything I want to.

[@filip.nemcek]

@@Ryyker69 Finally. This is exactly what I'm thinking about. I got my dream Pioneer VSX-S520D-W and now I'm deciding whether to go old school with 5.1 (3.1 would be enough) or a soundbar with a subwoofer. I want to use the receiver as a sound center for all smartphones, laptops, TVs, etc. and at the same time as a high-quality HDMI switch.

[@lf1899]

Thank you! You answered all my questions

[@youcuriousjtube]

Hello, Jonah. My reason for wanting to connect a soundbar to an AV receiver is that I am planning on upgrading my TV to a bigger set (52 to a 65 inch). I have a Onkyo AV 5.1 receiver with all the speakers: center, left, right, back left, back right, subwoofer. The setup I have is the TV is set into the corner of the room, and the left and right speakers are on stands beside the TV. When I get the bigger TV, there will be no room for left/right speakers. There will be room for the center speaker, and by investing a soundbar, I would be replacing the left/right and center speakers. So you are saying that this configuration is not something you recommend?

[@hearhisvoice1101]

Thank you for your video. Very informative. My question is, I have connected my devices (TV, 5-CD player, PC, Blu-Ray, DVD) to my Onkyo receiver. I am able to output or hear my TV sound to my Vizio soundbar. However, I can only hear my CD player sound through my Speakers. Is there a way to hear my CD player sound through the soundbar? Thank you.

[@joeydamian6358]

Where do you see all the answers to these questions??

[@Ryyker69]

I've got a Yamaha soundbar that comes with a subwoofer. So I routed my cable hdmi to soundbar, hdmi to Onkyo receiver cable/sat , hdmi out to TV 65" LG 4k. All my speakers sound good and I can adjust/equalize everything I want to. I'm trying to play sound thru the receiver with out using my soundBar to hear the difference. But, all in all, I may just be happy enough and quit messing with it.

[@GarfieldTheater]

TY, for help using sound bar as center channel. Used google to do additional research and whose face popped up? TY.

[@davidcortez8280]

I have a new Samsung HQ900-A/ZA 7.1 2 channel 2021 soundbar. Only one set of rear speakers corresponds with this device. The Samsung 9500 Bluetooth Speakers. (Pair of rear speakers purchase separate) MY PROBLEM IS THEY ARE NOT LOUD. I was told by my computer tech guy at work to buy the following items listed below to connect with better speakers. He assured me this will work. THE GUY IS ALWAYS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING. Metra ethereal T 3-way Toslink Splitter (TV optical to soundbar and TV optical to Analog Convertor to amp to speakers. Buy two 2 Channel Pyle 40W Class D Amplifier. (One for Rt side rear and one for LT side rear) 16 Gauge In-Wall 2 Conductor Wire, 100 Foot Roll Metra Digital Toslink/Optical SPDIF to RCA Audio Converter Klipsch Ref R-51M pr Bookshelf Speakers Metra ethereal MHX-T2 Optical Toslink Cable 2m HOSA Dual RCA to Same, 1 m Stereo Interconnect Can you confirm if this will work? Pro's and Cons.

[@8artphotography970]

Thanks for these videos. Pretty interesting trying to make it work or see how it works. Not sure if I misunderstood your last reason. But You didn't mention if the connection is through hdmi arc of these 2 devices or even adding a tv also hdmi arc. In order of powering tower speakers with the receiver and been able to listen through all 3 soundbar and towers. Any experiences or ideas with this escenario? Thanks

[@tonytribble2977]

I want to hook receiver to the TV which already has a sound bar connected. I should be able to use RCA cables audio out from the receiver to audio in on the TV, right ?

[@tiloalo]

You could, but it won't sound great. Likely the soudbar or receiver will be out of synch volume wise, and also produce a different sound

[@Ch1ll3dkro3te]

Yep. Last scenario for me. What if I don't have a TV, but projector which doesn't have any outputs (neither ARC, nor AUX). I've seen AV receivers that have optical out - why could it be a bad idea to connect the soundbar to it?

[@joelcordeiro2079]

Thank you for your video, and I have a question. If your soundbar only has one extra HDMI and I want to have more for other devices hooked up, can I add plug in an HDMI adapter to the HDMI on the soundbar which then would give my three HDMI ports and I can plug in other devices?

[@NaStalgia]

The third option is the reason why I clicked on this video. I already have the complete Sonos ARC 5.1 (SUB+One SLs) but I want to be able to connect my Xbox series X/S, PS5, and Apple TV streamer to my LG C1 OLED TV without running everything to the TV. So the Onkyo receiver is going to act as an input switch with the HDMI 2.1 passthrough for my gaming devices and TV outputting sound to the Sonos set up without having to use a Sonos Port. Sounds like an expensive habit for just HDMI 2.1 inputs, my only other input is with my Philips HUE sync box but it's limited on HDMI specs

[@jonatansanchez6745]

Hi mate!, in my case I want to use a receiver to convert youtube stereo signal to 5.1 and then sending it back to my Sonos arc setup (sub+2ones) do you know if that’s possible? Thanks in advance 🙏🏼

[@Paradise4Nerds]

I have a sound bar. And a 12 inch Kenwood subwoofer. I wanna use the soundbar for the speakers. How would I go about hooking that up to my TV?

[@wretchedworm]

i'm in this situation and my reason for wanting to do that is because i have multiple inputs like my apple tv and dvd player and chromecast google tv. i have a great soundbar the klipsch cinema 600 (only 1 hdmi arc port) and i'm using the epson tw5820 projector (only 1 hdmi input) as well as a sony bravia tv and i'm using a yamaha receiver that has only 1 hdmi out. All this means is i have a very complicated setup. I enjoy the quality of the soundbar and dont want to ditch it but theres really no way to connect everything i have properly without a receiver. That means my receiver is really like a glorified hdmi switch. The hdmi output is to my projector and i strip the hdmi audio from that to connect to the soundbar. Convoluted i know but i really dunno another way other than getting a expensive receiver that has more than 1 hdmi out.

[@Mowers11]

Hi, I enjoy your channel. Is there a way that I can connect a wireless lapel microphone to a receiver, and ultimately output through a sound bar. This would be at a church for a single speaker to talk to a small group.

[@MadMike78]

I just got the new sonos arc but my TV doesnt support ATMOS. Is there an external device I can use between the TV and sound bar that supports the better sound? I hate to buy a new TV just to have the better audio.

[@robainscough]

Another reason to us a receiver with a soundbar is for the dual output Bluetooth headphone support that receivers provide. I've tried all kinds of BT/output conversion devices and NONE work with my Bose BT headphones where I can want to have SoundBar output + BT Headphone output ... the Denon AVR X4800H does support main output and BT headphone output together. Sadly my new LG OLED TV does NOT support independent BT heahphone out with SoundBar output (bizarre but sadly true). As listed below my plan is TV eArc --> X4800H eArc --> X4800H HDMI out (dual outs) --> LG Soundbar HDMI ... viable? Edit: my LG SoundBar is 5.1 and supports Digital Optical input

[@jcepri]

I have a beautiful new 2019 Denon 7.1 receiver, 2 Klipsch bookshelf speakers and a Bose sub. Aka a Frankenstein system. I always wanted a surround system, but my issue is that I don't have the space to separate the speakers so the L & R are like 4 ft. apart. I also don't have a center channel speaker or rear speakers. For all of the above reasons, I'm considering trading it all for a 3.1 soundbar with wireless sub.

[@janerich3553]

Hello. My soundbar only have hdmi/optical then i want to connect receiver which only have red/yellow audio input/output. Is a hdmi converter is the solution to connecting these two devices? Will this process works? I want this for karaoke purpose. Thanks

[@donalmahon]

my dilema is that i have a pioneer vintage receiver and turntable. I want to connect it to my Sonos Beam gen 2 soundbar because i don't have space for separate speakers.. Unfortunately there are no aux inputs in the Sonos. Do you think if i connected the output from the receiver into one of the HDMI ports in the TV with an RCA to HDMI converter i could get sound from the sonos via the tv hdmi input?

[@tomstamm6686]

I want to have a sound bar to enhance TV sound. Also, I want to play CD's through a sound bar (I don't want to have additional speakers). Do I need a receiver to do this? If so, please tell me how to make the connections. Thanks.

[@ivanfreely6366]

Not necessarily so. It greatly depend on your whether your soundbar have additional input jacks. My Polk soundbar have an optical input and two 3.5mm audio jacks. I could connect my Pioneer CD player using an RCA-3.5 mm cable.

[@Meelxmeel]

Thanks for the intel

[@Gregoriosplace]

So, my tv is an older model, aux out only (headphone port), i assume i can get a converter and convert it to optical, or aux to aux or whatever. Do i need to amplify the signal from my tv first or will the soundbar take care of that. I read most soundbars are active meaning they have a built in amp. thanks and informative video.

[@johnlpollard]

I have an open floor plan, living room connected to the kitchen. When they built the house they put two ceiling speakers between the living room and kitchen, and two ceiling speakers in the kitchen. No ceiling speakers above the TV. What should I do??? Do I have to buy a center, left and right speakers? I have an amplifier.

[@donaldb934]

Howdy Jonah I fall into the category of the final reason you mention in the video (at 4:17). My scenario is that my TV wont pass through Dolby Atmos, and I am looking to upgrade to a Atmos capable 5.1.4 setup (46in soundbar with wireless sub/rear speakers). If i did this without a receiver, I could only pass 1 device through as Atmos, and that would be directly through the Soundbar HDMI In. What I was imagining is Xbox/PS4/Switch/NVIDIA Shield >> AVR >> SoundBar HDMI IN >> TV HMDI ARC channel (although I may not even need to use ARC i think since I don't plan on utilizing any Apps from the TV). Does this sound like it would work? I am effectively using the AVR as HDMI switch that supports Atmos and can allow me in the future to upgrade to a non A.I.O. soundbar setup.

[@JonahMatthes]

Hey Donald, this setup may actually work! Now there’s no telling how this is going to work because the HDMI signal is going through 2 devices before it gets to the TV, but in theory, this should work! Give it a shot and let me know how it works!

[@mike-smoke868]

Sooo your saying connect, DVD player, PS4, Fire Stick directly to the TV and NOT use the receiver? I just want to use the soundbar, subwoofer and rear speakers that came with the soundbar. The soundbar has an HDMI out connection I thought would go to my receiver and an HDMI out connection to TV? This would be easier than connecting all three to the TV and probably look better? The Manuel does show the connection example to a receiver.

[@gregcolin9488]

I was thinking about using a soundbar as zone 2 speaker in another room for spreading music playing in the main room to also have it playing in the front room but have a speaker that you could also use independently when just watching tv in that front room. I'm guessing best way is just to connect through rca from the receiver and hdmi from the front room tv to do that.

[@Abhishekh-jr4ys]

Hi Jonah ... Is it possible to add a extra subwoofer to my LG soundbar which already has a wireless sub is it possible to do this , if I connect the soundbar to a receiver ? Will it add the extra sub to work with the soundbar without any delay or something ... Kindly suggest here ... Many thanks

[@itz4u]

@nonahmatthes, Awwwe man, I am so glad I found your channel. Your video seems easy but in actuality sooo complicated. I’m new to AV’s so I’m misunderstanding it’s use My friend has a: BOSE sound bar that has: A)1.S/PDIF Output - B).a RCA input #1 C).a RCA input #2 -D).a sub out SHARP AQUOS QUATTRON What I see on the back that’s plugged in is VIDEO 1: w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO VIDEO 2: w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO COMPONENT: w/ R AUDIO L AND VIDEO AND Pr Pb and Y (She has the BOSE RCA input #1 going into that component R AUDIO L AND VIDEO of the TV. YAMAHA HTR-6230 5 CHANNELS A/V RECEIVERS On the back of the AV I have no idea where to plug anything to the back of this. I twiddled around and put it in the CD in the DVD in everything I could and on the front put in the corresponding input and nothing works. I just want to know how to connect the SOUNDBAR with those specs( I have above) . Its a old one she said that around when they first came out but those are the only terminals at the back I'm confused on making work through the tv and the AV and I'm lost. Can I ask: In any case do I connect the HDMI from the AV to the TV no matter what? I see from your video the visual on the back looks so much like mine, but I can't get it connected and for the last 4 weeks till I seen this video, it started to make sense, but still don't know what I'm doing wrong. Its driving me nuts!! Can you tell me where I'm going wrong or what's the best way please, Thanks

[@abhimanyudayal1259]

Here is how you can turn your soundbar, av reciever into surround rears or dolby atmos by using hdmi splitter. Take one end of spliter and connect it to tv as in and 2 outs a1 - one av reciever where you will only turn rears and dolby height channels and hdmi a2 with soundbar. Timber matching will depend upon model to model but in theory you can turn your soundbar into a dedicated dolbt atmos set up.

[@findantu]

This is exactly what I needed to know . Gonna do this so I have 5 on the ground 4 in the air and sub .

[@CarlDorio]

I did not buy an audio /video receiver. My smart TV is a Samsung and has a normal HDMI port and a second EARC port. It also has an optical port, but it is broken. My Sony sound bar has an HDMI Arc port. Currently, it is connected to the EARC port in Samsung. I have two speakers I want to use. As the optical port of TV is broken, I am looking for a solution to connect "all these beautiful people". An idea? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TheSeanyJC]

Is it possible to use a aix Bluetooth receiver with a Bluetooth capable sound bar? Have the aux Bluetooth recover in the TV and have the sound connected wireless to the sound bar? No idea if this is possible but it'd be great if so

[@amandamosher7268]

Hello and thank you for the video. My current setup is that I have my TV connected to my receiver via hdmi, I also have an Xbox One and Nintendo Switch connected for being able to switch bewteen the hdmi inputs. My TV has 2 hdmi ports, not with arc, but there is an optical audio port. I want to replace my tower speakers with a soundbar, but I use Google Chromecast HD with Google TV streamer. I do not have a cable box. If I connect the soundbar to the optical port on the tv, will I get sound playing from the soundbar from all of my devices connected to the receiver? Thank you!

[@_steffinwolf_]

Here’s my scenario: we had used the sound bar (located behind recliners we sit at) as a “nighttime” speaker so the TV speakers weren’t throwing sound down the hall or adjoining rooms. Just got an Onkyo NR6050 and want to still do the same. I don’t see where this type of setup is mentioned in their manual, or any how-to video I’ve seen so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@bkinke]

For me, want to hook up the sound bar to the Left, Right and Center of the stereo because want to listen to other sources beside the TV (music). No space to place left right speakers. But seems like I need a passive sound bar with speaker wire inputs. Stereo does not have pre-outputs.

[@SpikeArrowood]

My question is, I want a receiver for the AM FM options, use my Blu-ray player for CDs and connect them and TV to a Dolby Atmos sound bar. I don't want a home stereo to blow out my windows, just decent sound. Is it possible to get a receiver without an amplifier? I do have a sound bar w/subwoofer that does a decent job for what it is.

[@bunawantanzil3251]

Thank you for the video. Could we add amplifier to the soundbar?

[@justincarson7593]

My Samsung soundbar only has an hdmi arc, hdmi, and optical. Nobody will explain how to hook up a soundbar to the receiver via hdmi arc or regular hdmi. I get it’s not what everyone would normally do but is it possible?? Also, is it possible to have all your speakers hooked up to your receiver the normal way, plus your soundbar with a rear speaker kit playing together while all hooked up to the receiver? Obviously, I am new to this but would just like a definitive answer. Again, I get it’s not the “normal” way of doing things.

[@IPeeOrange]

Thanks for posting the video. I have a Dolby Atmos sound bar that I want to use with my projector, but the projector only has ARC support, not eARC. However, I do have a Dolby Atmos AV receiver, but I don’t want to run speaker wires this time and I want to use the sound bar instead. Do you have a suggestion so I can utilize the AV receiver instead of purchasing an expensive Arcana dongle?

[@aholmes6612]

What if I am using an amplifier to power just 2 ceiling speakers on a patio? The amplifier I have has 2 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI out as well as input for 2 speakers...how would you suggest connecting a soundbar? Thanks

[@xinxinshi7156]

Hi, my situation is I have an equipment sends images to TV via HDMI without sounds, while sounds being output through RCA. In this case, what should I do to have images on TV but sounds to the soundbar? Is there a way to send receiver the sounds via RCA then out the sounds to soundbar via the receiver? I only have HDMI port on the soundbar

[@AwesomePops58]

The reason I want to connect my Bose Solo 5 to a receiver is, I'm using a home theatre projector as my video component. I have the receiver so that I can connect a Roku box and occasionally a BlueRay player or game system. The Bose Solo 5 does not have an HDMI option, only Aux, Optical and Coaxial connections. The receiver has an optical connection but of course, the sound bar can't process that signal. Is there a way to make it work?

[@mikehendrix6558]

I subscribed. I had a sony soundbar that just 1 day no power on. Wouldn't come on and it had a subwoofer. Well I bought another sony sounbar without subwoofer. Now can I take parts out of broke soundbar that makes it connect to subwoofer and install that piece in my new soundbar. Is it called transmitter module or how can I connect soundbar to my old phillips home theater that has great sound and subwoofer. It has not hdmi or optical inputs. My soundbar has no rca I puts or outputs. So what do I do. This is really bothering me. I only use my soundbar to bluetooth with my phone for music. I tried downloading a equalizer app to give my soundbar more bass and that didn't work. You have no way of adjusting the treble or bass on this soundbar. It's a sony sa-s100f soundbar. Can't believe you can't even adjust bass or treble on the new soundbar. Cause everyone has different taste. I am 60 years young and I love the bass. Please help me Sir. Desperate in Georgia

[@djlmunoz]

can you connect a subwoofer to a Soundbar? I just would like to add a bit more bass to my living room

[@mikeschoolcraft21]

I wanted to have music on my outdoor speakers and indoor soundbar to both play from the same source. Optic from tv to receiver and a hdmi from receiver out to tv. What other options are there?

[@jeepung4015]

Hi, I'm trying to decide if I should get a Bose Soundbar Solo Series 2 and plug it into a receiver so that I can have an external subwoofer running. The soundbar itself doesn't have capability to attach to an external subwoofer. Is it a good idea? Will I have the issue with the Center/Left/Right not being in sync? Thanks in advance.

[@josephromero1596]

I have a small diner and have a low level Onkyo receiver that pushes the speakers in bar and dinning room but need louder in kitchen area for my prep area- need it on same system so the different sound doesn’t drown out the dining sound w different music- I tried tie in additional speakers to the kitchen but not loud enough- any suggestions?

[@mas2475]

HiJonah, thanks for your explanation. But what if I want to connect an LCD projector instead of TV. in this case all (hdmi) sources go into the AV receiver, then HDMI output for VIDEO to LCD projector (which obviously does not have ARC or optical out) and Optical output for AUDIO directly into soundbar. Can you tell the receiver (Denon AVR-1910) to split Audio and Video output over two different connectors or does it output simultaneously. Thanks very much for your response. Kind regards Mark

[@MichaelMortensen]

Hmm .. my use case is different. For casual TV watching, I want the sound to go to the soundbar. For movies, where sounds is of the essence, I want the sound routed to my surround processor and full featured 7.1.4 setup. I think this is a valid usecase that is not limited to "beginners". What is your take on this? I am currently trying to connect the dots myself :-/

[@darrenc2370]

you can do the connection as per the final scenario in the video. Just that you have to turn off your receiver when casual watching TV. And when watching movies, just turn off your soundbar. Hope that helps

[@oilerguy5494]

You can’t go optical from soundbar to reciever then hdmi arc from reciever to tv?

[@djdeznyc]

That’s what I need help on

[@EJ2K095]

Have you tried analog to digital or digital to analog converter?

[@DoNNyP421]

I got a question .. I wanna add an extra subwoofer to my soundbar.. sooo going along with your video here .. I wanna add stereo receiver to my set up and have a sub woofer attached to it but still use my sound bar and wireless subwoofer .. essentially having the wireless next to my couch ( for effect ) and the one attached to my receiver in my media room . Double rumble !

[@JonoLam]

Can I do a set up like this: (Sound bar + wireless sub) into an AV receiver + separate brand subwoofer + separate rear speakers ?

[@mikeketcham9482]

Have a question, currently my home theater system is connected to my HDMI ARC that I use just for certain movies but I want to use a sound bar for voice clarity because lets face it today's tv speaker aren't the best. So my question is would I just use the optical connection for the sound bar? Is that my only option? Any help would be appreciated.

[@dave77chili]

I have a LG C7 OLED TV (supports Dolby Atmos) connected to a Sonos Arc with a 3rd Gen Sonos Sub , and have a Sony STR-DN1080 AV receiver that supports Dolby Atmos. If i connect the receiver to the Sonos Arc will it make a difference with the performance of the sound? Is it necessary to connect the Arc to a AV receiver and will it screw up the sound that comes out from the Sonos Arc sound bar.

[@milugar316]

Hi sr. I own a vizio 5.1 soundbar and I would like to connect two wireless subwoufer. Is there a way to do it?

[@rudykalkhove]

but... what if want to add an additional / complementary active subwoofer. Is there a solution where i connect my tv to a receiver and in turn outputs to optical (for the soundbar, Onkyo LB 401) and LFE for the Sub (REL Q50)

[@krishnaidoo]

I have old flat-screen tv Philips. Yamaha receiver , bose 5 channel surround sound and sub woofer. I want to add a sound bar. How will I accomplish this. Thanks Krish

[@davidkolosso1990]

Hello, I have a Marantz NR1200 2 x 75 Watts A/V Stereo Receiver w/HDMI and want to connect it to a Paradigm Shift Soundtrack Soundbar and Sub-woofer System. The Marantz received has 2.1 capability (left, right and sub-woofer). The Paradigm system is also a 2.1 channel set-up configuration (no center channel built-in to the soundbar). Is this possible and if so how would I connect it? My understanding is that the soundbar has a built-in amplifier as well as the sub-woofer, so will this conflict with the receiver amplification? I would like the soundbar and sub-woofer to basically be my speaker system for television, DVD / Blu-Ray player and Sirius XM Radio. Otherwise, I was going to use 2 Paradigm Atoms with a PDR-10 sub-woofer. The soundbar speaker and sub-woofer would take up less space, so that's why I am wondering if this would work as an option, since the area where this will be used has to be compact. What do you recommend?

[@cjfinch6238]

Another reason to connect a sound bar to a receiver is to add a second subwoofer or better subwoofer. I was thinking on my Samsung q950a adding better sub with my onkyo twrz710 7.2. do you think this is possible?

[@Cblan1224]

So you can't run a soundbar through a receiver instead of separate speakers. So if I wanted to run a system without earc ..7.2.4 shockwafe through a denon x4700h 11.2 channel....that's not good? Well I'm not running to the tv because it's not earc and most TV's don't pass through dts x and have tons of earc problems. Can you give some clarification on this? As I'm trying to figure out which way to go. The best bet would probably be to wait for Nakamichi to include earc in their next model, possibly, because for the price...most soundbar systems just don't compare.

[@icyred_64]

Question. I have my PC Connected to my TV and use my PC For Everything from surfing, youtube, watching movies ect. I Also have Xbox,Ps5,Switch. My TV Is Samsung 4k but only has ARC and not eARC. I Live in an apartment so I wanted to downgrade my 7.1 surround sound system which bothers the neighbors even when Sub is turned off. So i was looking at Bose Soundbar 900. Great quality and not much bass. BUT If I do 1 HDMI From PC to Soundbar for Audio and 1 HDMI From PC To TV For Video... I have no place to connect my Xbox,Ps5 and Switch for Audio Purpous. And I don't want to sacrifice quality by using the regular ARC from TV To Soundbar. Any other options?

[@mmeduri4116]

I have a specific question here. Is it possible to take separate audio and video out of my Pioneer VSX-90 as 2 separate HDMI cables one for a projector and another for a Bose Sound bar 900? The reason I want this is that Bose sound bar 900 accepts only HDMI or Optical cable.

[@sinjon]

My TV only has two HDMI ports with no ARC. My receiver(Denton S900w) has multiple HDMI inputs so I would like to use that as an av switch. The receiver has two HDMI outputs, a ‘Monitor’ out and a Monitor (ARC) out. How would I connect my receiver to a soundbar and my receiver to the TV for video only. Receiver does not have optical out but tv does

[@bernardvalcourt8764]

There’a another reason: I have a sony 1089 with full 8 pairs speakers connected to it. It sounds really great listening to music. But when watching movies l lack the clarity of the center channel. I would like to mix my Klipsch 48 to get the best of both world. An audiophile experience as well as a cinematic full effect. In other words, incorporate a 5.1 system together with a 7.2 system??

[@nlknok77]

My Harman Kardon recently died on me, so I bought a new Sony receiver. Only to realize my center speaker, right front speaker and left surrounded were pulled into the death spiral. If I understand correctly, I can use my two surviving speakers as surround speakers, my surviving subwoofer and a yet to be bought soundbar? I have 2 inputs for a sub Am I correct in my assumption? Currently I have Sony STR-DH590, one working Yamaha subwoofer and the aforementioned speakers which have survived and planning to buy Sony HT-SD40.

[@joeydamian6358]

Hey brother, can I hook my soundbar to my Acoustic Audio Bluetooth system? Both are cheap, it's just for my outside deck.. I've tried different combinations of input, output, aux, line in.. l got it to work on my old AA, but can't remember how, lol. Anyway, that was a great video, thanx, Joey D.

[@JCTY299]

There is a real reason. My soundbar only supports DOLBY ATMOS. I have a bunch of DTS content that totally does not work on my soundbar. My soundbar sounds good so I am loathe to replace it with one that supports both ATMOS & DTS. So I am trying to find solutions to this conundrum. Any suggestions would be most helpful. My soundbar is a PRISM Ripple which has 2 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI Out e-Arc, 1 coax input, 1 Optical input. There are no RCA inputs.

[@resalmeron]

We have a sound bar that we were happy with and never felt that we needed surround sound. We move into a new house that has ceiling speakers as the back two speakers. Now we’re wondering is it possible to hook up those speakers and the sound bar to the tv? And If so, how? We don’t know too much on home theatre systems

[@JonahMatthes]

Unfortunately, it's very unlikely that you can use those surround speakers with your current soundbar. My suggestion is to look for a passive 3 channel soundbar and a good audio/video receiver. Or 3 speakers for the front of the room and a good a/v receiver. Hope this helps!

[@qqqqq11111qqqqq]

Hi Jack. If you have a 5.1 Samsung HW-Q6CR and a Samsung 2.1 sound bar. Can you connect both up to the same ARC connection (ARC TO 5.1 in and 5.1 out to 2.1 in ) and use the 2.1 for a more clear center channel? Thanks for any advice

[@JonahMatthes]

Hey Donald, I’d say that this setup is extremely unlikely to work like this. It’s possible that this connection setup might work, but the 2.1 channel soundbar would theoretically play all of the audio, not just the center channel. Again, there’s no telling weather this setup will actually work in the first place. Hope this makes sense!

[@shannonlamontupton4635]

Can you connect a soundshaker kit that comes with speakers that go under theater seats to soundbar

[@jonathanlibeskind7641]

Hi, what about connecting the first sound bar to left channel, and the second one to the right channel?

[@premabodh]

Hi…can I add a hdmi splitter to output audio to a soundbar and avr. As I have a LG extremely good soundbar with subwoofer and also denon avr with 2 tower speakers

[@jameshelms5510]

Excellent video. I do have a question. I’m a bit confused on how to integrate the three devices in my system: A Samsung 65” smart tv. A Yamaha TSR-7850 AVR. A Samsung HW-Q67T sound bar. The only cable I have connected is the AVR ARC out to the TV ARC in. What do I do to connect to the Sound bar? Would I use the Optical from the TV to the Sound bar?

[@ChillGuy2076]

Why would you have your receiver connected to the tv if you aren't already running some type of speaker setup in the first place? Your question doesn't quite make sense...otherwise unplug the receiver from the tv and plug your sound bar into the tv.

[@oxeyviper5651]

Would the soundbar need the same wattage as the receiver?

[@tonyhurtado5747]

I have a sheild media player in my bed room and I have two powerd sound bars and both act up constantly and I hate it! I have a sheild in the living room with a receiver and no problems. I'm going to try a passive sound bar with a receiver in hopes this wi work.☹

[@lewisclarke9910]

Hello I have a question I have brought a PHILIPS TAB8905/10 3.1.2 Wireless Sound Bar. And I have put it in my camper van and would like to connect this to my radio so my normal car speakers are connected with my sound bar, would I need a receiver like your saying?

[@lewisclarke9910]

Also just wanted to add I’m only using my sound bar for music

[@Latnman101]

i have the infinity atmos soundbar now the left and right speakers stop working, the height channels never did work. im ready to toss it out. maybe this vid will show me how to overide the l and r speakers

[@kaenterprise719]

is it possible to hook up a amplifier a Pyle PTA62BT.5 to a Samsung sounder only via bluetooth to have microphones set up with it as well? my set up is a Phenyx pro transmitter hooked up to PYLE PTA 62BT.5 via Mix out to Mic 1 the issue is I can't connect the Amplifier only via bluetooth to the sounder, is that possible or can I get some sort of connectors to make it just bluetooth? please let me know ASAP

[@JasonWright]

I'm hoping you see this and reply. I have a Samsung sound bar and can't use it at night because it's too loud when a noisy scene comes on. If I lower the volume I can't hear the dialogue. If I connect it to a receiver can the receivers sound controls change the levels on the sound bar?

[@kudostothewiz2703]

Thank you for your video. Glad you thought of the last option. I have a full surround sound bar system. I wanted to see about getting a sound receiver to act as a quality hdmi switch because my kids keep losing the hdmi switch remote, and lets be frank, hdmi switching stinks unless if it is connected directly to the tv generally. I heard receivers can be just as good with the quality of detection. I have an xbox x, ps5, ps4 (probably not needed anymore), nintendo switch, steam deck, and the sound bar. At times I'll also have a raspberry pi or my laptop plugged in for other reasons. Would that be a good way to go with being able to connect all these difference devices? My tv has 4 hdmi ports all supporting hdmi 2.2 with the one also support earc.

[@sergioadams2598]

This is literally why I’m considering it.

[@ouodi]

I have theater seats with rumble shakers that take an RCA. My soundbar has no way to connect to the RCA. So the receiver is my only option to active the rumble shakers without replacing my sound bar set up with wireless speakers

[@josephjames9787]

Hello, I'm trying to connect my sonos arc system to my Denon Avr-s740 receiver to output video to my vava 4k ust projector and audio to my sonos. I've been having issues since the system wants to send sound through speakers and not soundbar

[@daveedmonds655]

I have an Optoma uhd51avl projector and Vizio dolby atmos soundbar. If I get a receiver with hdmi inputs and hdmi-arc out, can I go straight to the soundbar hdmi-arc connection and bypass the projector? Video would go to the projector from the receiver, right?

[@kajagaaa]

Am planning to use stereo variable attenuator to reduce the signal and simply plug the soundbar straight to the center channel of the avr. I think that will work.

[@tehseenamir6666]

How to connect active 5.1 channel system with denon av receiver?

[@kcshortthrowht2207]

Hey, Is there a way to use Soundbar like Sonos Arc to connect to avr? Reason : if my TV or projector doesn't support Dolby True hd lossless pass through i can't utilize my soundbar. I don't know if there is any projector with eArc and dolby lossless. Do you think there is workaround for this to utilize Sonos Arc to fullest without Dolby atmos support in tv or projector?