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    Solved! Low optical output from LG TV -> JBL SB450 results in short mute

    The final report on the LG - JBL issue: the new HDMI 1.4. has arrived and was installed (between LG TV ARC port and JBL soundbar ARC port). NOTHING happened, silence was the end result. I called LG support: conclusion of the 'expert' was that ther is an incompatibility problem between LG and...
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    Solved! Low optical output from LG TV -> JBL SB450 results in short mute

    @americanaudiophile: You were right, optical output cannot be changed in volume. I also tried to change the audio output but that did not give a better result. After contacting JBL support today, they advised me to use the HDMI / ARC option (so buying the supporting HDMI 1.4 cable) because...
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    Solved! Low optical output from LG TV -> JBL SB450 results in short mute

    Thank you for your quick response!! It is clear to me that digital output doesn't distinquish between quiet or loud so it looks that it is a problem with the soundbar. I will have it checked, but first of all i will try another audio output mode of the TV (like you suggested). Meanwhile I have...
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    Solved! Low optical output from LG TV -> JBL SB450 results in short mute

    Although I am very happy with my JBL SB450 Soundbar system, I have noticed something that - I believe - is not supposed to happen. When there is a very low sound output from the TV, a (near) silence, some noise, coming through the optical connection from the TV, the SB450 mutes completely...