rear speakers dont work for music on ps3 - Blu-ray Forum

cembros · 02-28-2008, 09:09 PM

when i play music on my ps3 my rear speakers are silent. I have my ps3 hooked up through my onkyo 605, does anyone have any idea why the rears are silent. They work just fine when i watch movies

crackinhedz · 02-28-2008, 09:24 PM

seems to be a limitation of the PS3...why, I have no idea...but its been like this since day 1.

....what you have to do is un-check 5.1 and 7.1 PCM.

but you'll have to re-check them when you watch movie or play game.

nhaase · 02-28-2008, 09:36 PM

Well, if you're listening to a stereo source (2.0 or 2.1) the PS3 should only be sending out that, so the rear speakers would not have any signal. Use special surround effects on the rcvr.

crackinhedz · 02-28-2008, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhaase

Use special surround effects on the rcvr.

thats the problem, you cannot apply sound modes untill you uncheck 5.1 and 7.1 PCM.

its an odd limitation.

moviefan · 02-28-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cembros

when i play music on my ps3 my rear speakers are silent. I have my ps3 hooked up through my onkyo 605, does anyone have any idea why the rears are silent. They work just fine when i watch movies

CDs are generally recorded in stereo. For surround misic try a Hybrid SACD ... you won't beleive the sound!

crackinhedz · 02-28-2008, 09:43 PM

another issue could be that the Onkyo 605 does not post process PCM signals into 7.1 (so no rears), although it should be able to process 2.0 with dolby prologicIIx?

(but I still have this problem and I have a Pio Elite that can...its a PS3 limitation)

cembros · 02-28-2008, 09:59 PM

hopfully they can fix that in a firmware upgrade

02-28-2008, 09:09 PM	#1
cembros Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:456 Trading Score:4	rear speakers dont work for music on ps3 when i play music on my ps3 my rear speakers are silent. I have my ps3 hooked up through my onkyo 605, does anyone have any idea why the rears are silent. They work just fine when i watch movies

02-28-2008, 09:43 PM	#6
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	another issue could be that the Onkyo 605 does not post process PCM signals into 7.1 (so no rears), although it should be able to process 2.0 with dolby prologicIIx? (but I still have this problem and I have a Pio Elite that can...its a PS3 limitation) Last edited by crackinhedz; 02-28-2008 at 09:45 PM.

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02-28-2008, 09:24 PM	#2
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	seems to be a limitation of the PS3...why, I have no idea...but its been like this since day 1. ....what you have to do is un-check 5.1 and 7.1 PCM. but you'll have to re-check them when you watch movie or play game.

02-28-2008, 09:36 PM	#3
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	Well, if you're listening to a stereo source (2.0 or 2.1) the PS3 should only be sending out that, so the rear speakers would not have any signal. Use special surround effects on the rcvr.

02-28-2008, 09:59 PM	#7
cembros Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:456 Trading Score:4	hopfully they can fix that in a firmware upgrade

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