My current setup:
Cable box--(HDMI)-->"Video" input on STR-DN860 --->ARC HDMI TV out-->HDMI on TV
I have two passive JBL bookshelf speakers connected to the Front L and R terminals
The TV is a Smart HD LG so I can switch between watching Netflix etc. or TV from cable box.
As it stands right now, the only audio setting on my STR-DN860 that produces audio that works is using the 2CH Stereo sound mode so that everything is playing through the two front speakers, but no subwoofer sound plays.
I recently just got a Polk PSW10 and want to have a "2.1" setup, of sorts where I have the sub and two speakers all working together. The problem is that the 2CH Stereo setting does not produce sound from the subwoofer.
I have learned the following things:
1. I don't know if my TV can do anything but stereo sound using the ARC setup, but it doesnt seem that way
2. When I use a blutooth device like my iphone, I can get sound from the sub and two speakers
3. when I set it to settings other than 2CH St, SOME channels work and some dont. I am guessing that is due to how the audio is coming through.
MY QUESTION/Call for advice: Is there a better way to have my 2 speakers and sub set up with this system? How can I get all three to work for my TV audio? Is it as simple as not using the ARC setup because doing so means I have to use 2CH Stereo, or should I be connecting my 2 speakers to different terminals on the back of the amp?
My apologies if this is too pedestrian or not explained well....
Thanks so much!
Cable box--(HDMI)-->"Video" input on STR-DN860 --->ARC HDMI TV out-->HDMI on TV
I have two passive JBL bookshelf speakers connected to the Front L and R terminals
The TV is a Smart HD LG so I can switch between watching Netflix etc. or TV from cable box.
As it stands right now, the only audio setting on my STR-DN860 that produces audio that works is using the 2CH Stereo sound mode so that everything is playing through the two front speakers, but no subwoofer sound plays.
I recently just got a Polk PSW10 and want to have a "2.1" setup, of sorts where I have the sub and two speakers all working together. The problem is that the 2CH Stereo setting does not produce sound from the subwoofer.
I have learned the following things:
1. I don't know if my TV can do anything but stereo sound using the ARC setup, but it doesnt seem that way
2. When I use a blutooth device like my iphone, I can get sound from the sub and two speakers
3. when I set it to settings other than 2CH St, SOME channels work and some dont. I am guessing that is due to how the audio is coming through.
MY QUESTION/Call for advice: Is there a better way to have my 2 speakers and sub set up with this system? How can I get all three to work for my TV audio? Is it as simple as not using the ARC setup because doing so means I have to use 2CH Stereo, or should I be connecting my 2 speakers to different terminals on the back of the amp?
My apologies if this is too pedestrian or not explained well....
Thanks so much!