Bharris Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 What are my options for a sound bar. I have a game room with 7.1 surround connected to a receiver on zone 1 in an av rack. In master I have just a tv on zone two. Tv is ir. What are my options for sound bar in master? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnpublic Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I'm not sure of the question. Is the TV relatively modern? Just about any powered soundbar can be connected to the HDMI ARC out of the TV (or even the optical) and will respond to the IR remote your are using for the TV, with just a setting change on the TV. https://theproductanalyst.com/soundbar/how-to-control-with-tv-remote/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bharris Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Yes it has optical. Maybe arc. I have to check. But it’s on zone 2 on receiver for monitor 2 out. So would I use HDMI from receiver to sound bar then HDMI from sound bar to tv? Or would I just use optical from sound bar to tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnpublic Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Bharris said: Or would I just use optical from sound bar to tv? This one. The TV will get its video and audio over HDMI from your receiver. You'll tell it in settings to turn off the internal speakers. Your IR remote should then control the volume over optical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bharris Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 7 hours ago, wnpublic said: This one. The TV will get its video and audio over HDMI from your receiver. You'll tell it in settings to turn off the internal speakers. Your IR remote should then control the volume over optical. That’s what I figured. But what are the HDMI options if tv is connect via HDMI to receiver and wanted to add sound bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnpublic Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, Bharris said: That’s what I figured. But what are the HDMI options if tv is connect via HDMI to receiver and wanted to add sound bar? ARC. penn65000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bharris Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, wnpublic said: ARC. so the hdmi that's coming from receiver go into sound bar, then hdmi out from sounder to hdmi in ARC to tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Good IP Controlled Active Soundbars include Sonos Denon Bose Soundtouch Sony I dont usually just get a dumb soundbar and hope everything will control fine with ARC. But by all means go for it. I do recommend a soundbar with proper drivers and integration MattK2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bharris Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 11:51 AM, BraydonH said: Good IP Controlled Active Soundbars include Sonos Denon Bose Soundtouch Sony I dont usually just get a dumb soundbar and hope everything will control fine with ARC. But by all means go for it. I do recommend a soundbar with proper drivers and integration Thank you. So I was looking at a Sony. It has a driver. What would I connect if the master is on zone 2 monitor out of receiver. How would the connections go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Thats super odd that you would try to use your AVR as a video matrix. I probably wouldn't do that but give 'er. Zone 2 Output of AVR > Any HDMI Port on the TV > Optical out of TV into soundbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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