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Connect a speaker bar to cox cable receiver box
Can a TV speaker bar be connected to the cox cable receiver box or does it have to connected to the TV?
Bruce
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You would connect your soundbar to the TV. That way the TV would be the switching device for all your audio/video sources, such as a Blu-ray player, Roku or Network Attached Storage system. If your soundbar has an optical connection, use it. Your TV would more likely have an optical output than your cable box.
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AllenP
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The problem with connecting the receiver to the TV over hdmi then audio out of the TV to the soundbar is that many TV's don't pass 5.1 sound from hdmi to their digital outputs. They only pass 2.0 stereo. Unless you are sure your TV will output Dolby Digital 5.1 from hdmi inputs, you are better connecting directly from the receiver to the sound bar.
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Health_Edge
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I think maybe it would help if the TV and soundbar model number was known so the technical specs can be looked up. But in general, you just would want to fallow the instructions in the soundbar manual.
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Bruce
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Did WJJ mention an A/V receiver? If WJJ has an entire home theater setup, his or her A/V receiver should be the hub of every connection. Every connection!
If there is no A/V receiver, don't worry about 5.1 channels. It's a soundbar. How much lossy decoding do you need for a soundbar? Most likely WJJ won't have surround, wide or height speakers. If WJJ only has the soundbar, he or she only needs the 2.0 channels. Good soundbars contain technology to artificially widen the 2.0 sound-stage to create an illusion of spaciousness or surround sound. Soundbars also benefit with a subwoofer to reproduce the lower frequencies.
Most A/V enthusiast wouldn't purchase a soundbar. They'd purchase precise speakers (5.1...7.1...9.1...11.1) and leave all decoding, processing and steering to the A/V receiver. There's no way I'd cram 3.1 channels into one speaker. If I want more spaciousness for a TV in a bedroom, however, I'd get a soundbar.
Even if the cable box has better processing, I wouldn't know, connecting the soundbar to the TV benefits as a switching center for everything connected to the TV, such a disc player, Roku or media storage.
What does WJJ have...cable box, TV and a soundbar?
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